| US SOLDIERS IN EUROPE "America's Growing Army" (incl. Black soldiers) | ||
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| Tape Master: | 6273 | |
| Catalog #: | 369663 | |
| Clip Number: | 369663-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | ON 489 D | |
| Timecode: | 01:21:24 - 01:22:01 | |
| Location: | Great Britain | |
| Year Shot: | 1918 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CULTURAL GROUPS: African - Americans LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK MILITARY: Army, USA WORLD WAR ONE, MILITARY: Movement | |
| Description: | US SOLDIERS IN EUROPE "America's Growing Army" (incl. Black soldiers) Various shots of soldiers of AEF, probably in Britain. Troops marching past. Army trucks at side. 2 British soldiers in BG watch. MS 2 African-American soldiers. One is helping the other adjust the big backpack. The guy moves around a bit; getting used to the weight. Then they both walk off to rt. Truckload of soldiers driving past, both black and white soldier (although US army was not officially integrated until many years later) African American Soldiers unloading truck full of crates and trunks. MLS on train platforma few white US officers & men and a veteran British officer, getting some water(?) on train platform. One helps a woman Red Cross worker to fill a pitcher. She hurries away. Same soldier dips for the other guys each holding several cups. MS white doughboy poses modeling his gear. He turns slowly 360 degrees to show all his equipment. (This long pack (backpack) was universally hated by the Americans because it was so long that they couldn't sit down!) Troop movement; transport; integration; race relations. | |
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