[2] This committee consisted of Charles Fahy as chairman and six other members, two of whom were African-American.

The committee's main purpose was to oversee successful racial integration of the US Armed Forces.

[3] President Truman abolished the commission on July 6, 1950, on what he termed successful completion of integration in the armed forces.

[4] The committee's findings were published in their final report Freedom to Serve: Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services on 22 May 1950.

The committee argued that segregation was detrimental to the military's efficiency, in contrast to the claims of pro-segregation officials including the Secretary of the Army, Air Force, and Navy.