Dead Americans Taken Back To Us (1947)

Unissued / unused footage - dates and locations may be unknown / unclear. Dead American soldiers are returned to USA. Anvers, France. Several elevated shots of the ceremony to mark the return of American soldiers wounded in action in France to the United States. Shots are similar to footage in UN 1823 A. Servicemen salute on board ship Joseph V Connolly. Planes fly over in formation. Shots of the ship moving out of the harbour with a French tricolor flag flying at half mast in the foreground. Various shots of the coffins being hoisted aboard and stowed in the hold of the Joseph V Connolly ship. M/S of the name on the ship. L/S of Stars and Stripes (US) flag flying at half mast on the ship. 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 British Pathé also represents the Reuters hist