Knowing that the cafeteria on the corner would close at midnight, I told the GI that if he'd go get sandwiches for him and me, I'd buy them.
He left.
He came right back. Without the sandwiches.
"Were they closed?" I asked him.
"No," he said, "They wouldn't serve me because I'm black."
YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING AS MAD AS I WAS THEN!!!!!
The very next morning--FIRST THING--I had that cafeteria placed off-limits to all US military personnel!!!!!
A few days later, I was told that they cafeteria had changed its policy.
When I was serving in the Navy (1961-'64) and my ship was homeported in Norfolk, I had weekend liberty and caught a ride with a Petty Officer and a couple of shipmates to New Jersey to visit home. In Delaware we stopped at a small diner to grab a bite. The staff informed us that they would serve our black shipmate, but that he could not come inside and sit with us. We complained, and they threatened to call the police, which hassle we didn't need. We ended up eating in Jersey instead.