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The Black Sailor: Reel-3
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keywords: wwii, home front, us navy, sailors, black-americans, african-americans, wwii destroyer, combat action, japanese attack, anti-aircraft firing
Synopsis: Contributions of African-Americans in WWII, black crew of WWII destroyer, firing on attacking Japanese planes...(read more)
- Date: 1940's
- Duration: 00:07:24
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States
The Black Sailor: Reel-3
Footage on a WWII destroyer with a predominantly black (African-American) crew, blacks fill all positions except commissioned officers. Shows ship in battle action and African-Americans in Ordnance and CB battalions. Image of WWII destroyer escort underway. Shows the different duties of sailors abroad a destroyer escort ship. General Quarters or Battle Stations alarm is sounded, all hands man your battle stations. Order was given for "all engines ahead flank". Shows anti-aircraft guns firing. Depth charges launched, geysers of water from depth charge explosions. Shows the sailors that man the Ordinance Battalions that keep the ships stocked with munitions. Sailors called "doctors of dynamite" filling "ordinance prescriptions" for the different shells, bullets, and other munitions. Scene of a Japanese plane in flames diving into the sea. Scenes of a Task Force underway and an aerial view of an invasion fleet underway. Various types of ships firing naval guns, action scenes, and SeaBees building airstrips. Closes with commentary on how blacks and whites have fought side by side to keep America free throughout history.
