View of ships and train at a dock area in England during World War I. American troops with their belongings at the dock. A group of soldiers standing near a locomotive engine pose for the camera.
Group of Women's Army Corps (WAC) personnel work at their desks in England during World War 2. The African American women WAC staff sort postal mail. They stamp the mail and re-address the mail.
African American nurses in England during World War II. African American nurses on deck and lining rail of a ship as it comes to the dock. Brigadier General Benjamin O Davis waves to the nurses. Nurses move down the gangplank. General shakes hands with a medic and welcomes the nurses to England. In his speech Brigadier General Davis notes their status as the first "colored nurses" to arrive, and that he has read in a colored magazine that colored ambulance drivers and colored stretcher carriers have a good reputation for their caring service in the war. He expresses hope that the nurses would live up to the tradition of their profession. African American nurses move down the gangplank across the dock. They walk down the railroad platform by a waiting train. Brigadier General Davis talks to the Captain in charge of the nurses. Red Cross women hand over coffee and doughnuts to the nurses in the train and the train pulls away.
Outtakes from the Memphis Belle documentary movie. B-17 planes returns after conducting combat missions in France. Large formation of B-17s in sky. Various crew members relax on way home from mission. B-17 taxis on airfield in England. Tower operator operates flash signal gun. B-17s taxis on runway.
Outtakes from the Memphis Belle documentary movie. B-17 plane on airfield in England. B-17 plane taxis on airfield. Tail guns of B-17. Right wing engines of B-17 in flight. Bombardier in plane.
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom meet and speak with crew of B-17, "Memphis Belle," after completion of 25 bombing missions, during World War Two. A convoy of cars including the Rolls Royce Phantom arrive at an airfield carrying the King and Queen and other officials. King George speaks with the crew. Honor Guard presents arms during the Royal Party's arrival. The crew lined up in front of the "Memphis Belle." The King and the Queen speak with both air and ground crews of the B-17.
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