Us Troops (1944)

Unused / unissued material - date and locations unclear or unknown. 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. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT