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Title Work

Title No: 5792

Title: Black soldiers : Korean War, Vietnam War and Air Force photos

Medium: Documentation

Original Medium: Photograph

Original Summary:
145 photographs: black and white; 8x10 in. Photos show African-American soldiers in the field of battle during the Korean and Vietnam wars. Includes a group portrait of black soldiers carrying a wounded man from a helicopter in Vietnam: a group portrait of black and white members of the 7th Infantry Regiment in Korea taken in January 1952. An individual portrait of PFC William Weatherly in Vietnam in May 1970; and a North Korean prisoner being led away by a group of black soldiers in Korea in July 1950. Also has several photos of African American soldiers during the World War II era, including a group portrait of black aviators taken in 1943 and a group portrait of U.S. airmen at a U.S.O. club in South Dakota in April 1944.

Countries of Origin: U.S.A.

Forms: Group portraits; Portrait photographs

Subjects: Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Participation, African American; Korean War, 1950-1953--Participation, African American

Credits:
RoleName
CompilerMiles Educational Film Productions, Inc.

Items x1

ItemDescription
5792-1Photographic : B&W Photographic Prints 


Contents x3

Seq NoTitle NoTitle
15786Black Air force personnel photos
25795Black soldiers, Vietnam war photos
35796Black soldiers, Korean war photos


Contained By x1

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