| US TROOPS African-American soldier awarded medal at air base, soldiers march past and Joe Louis arrives. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7687 |
| Catalog #: | 527234 | |
| Clip Number: | 527234-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 845 D | |
| Timecode: | 01:22:47 - 01:26:28 | |
| Location: | United Kingdom | |
| Year Shot: | 1944 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: Honors, Military CULTURAL GROUPS: African - Americans LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK PERSONALITIES: Louis, Joe WORLD WAR TWO, MILITARY: Decorations | |
| Description: | US TROOPS African-American soldier awarded medal at air base, soldiers march past and Joe Louis arrives. At US military base somewhere in Britain a US officer pins a medal on the tunic of an African-American soldier. Officers and soldiers stand on dais. Officer steps up to microphone to make a speech. Military band of African-American soldiers march past followed by soldiers. Officers salute from dais. Soldiers in tanks and on trucks follow - seem to be construction battalion judging by equipment on the trucks. Officers are driven across the base in a jeep. L/S of Flying Fortress taking off from an airfield. Several shots of American boxer Joe Louis in US army uniform stepping out of a plane and being surrounded by African-American soldiers. He chats to them then walk off with officers. | |
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