| African Americans in the Military - World War Two | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1818 |
| Catalog #: | 524307 | |
| Clip Number: | 524307-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | HFR-DFL-16-124 | |
| Timecode: | 01:24:30 - 01:26:21 | |
| Location: | United States / Europe | |
| Year Shot: | 1945 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CULTURAL GROUPS: African - Americans LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Misc LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA MILITARY: Misc, USA WORLD WAR TWO, MILITARY: Battle | |
| Description: | Master 1818 - Tape 1 TLS military men gathered near airplane for ceremony. MS profile of a Caucasian officer pinning a medal on the jacket of an African American soldier. LS ceremony taking place at airfield. MS pan as African American paratroopers walk to plane. LS paratroopers walking to plane. GV planes taking off from airfield. Air to air of planes flying in formation. MS African American pilot in the cockpit of plane. Air to air of military planes in flight. MS African American pilot in cockpit. Air to air of planes flying. TLS of ground explosions as military jeep drives toward camera. MS profile of African American soldier driving jeep through thick smoke. LS jeeps driving through thick smoke. MS African American soldiers loading artillery into anti-aircraft gun. CU gun gate being closed. Montage of brief clips showing the firing of anti-aircraft and tank guns. TLS soldiers using a flamethrower. Montage of brief clips showing: troops advancing across fields, CUs of African American soldiers engaged in hand to hand combat, battle explosions, CUs of African American soldier shooting a riffle, anti-aircraft guns being fired and tanks exploding. LS military compound with African American women in uniform standing at attention. MS African American woman calling orders. LSs women marching. MS African American soldiers marching. TLSs of African American soldiers parading. TLS an African American officers watching his men march through the snow. TLSs African American soldiers marching. | |
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