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During WWI the Army was still segregated. Due to pressures from Congress, African American troops served in non-combat roles for the United States expeditionary forces. However, some African American soldiers were temporarily assigned to the French army. They were United States soldiers wearing a combination of U.S. pattern uniforms and French accoutrements.
Video by Jon Poindexter, Katie Lange, Regina Ali, DOD
| Date Taken: | 01.20.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 01.20.2021 07:41 |
| Category: | Package |
| Video ID: | 780913 |
| VIRIN: | 210120-O-XT831-124 |
| Filename: | DOD_108146040 |
| Length: | 00:01:15 |
| Location: | US |
| Downloads: | 24 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 24 |
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