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1942 EGYPT: DEFENCE: World War 2: US Representative Wendell Willkie inspects US soldiers
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0:35Now PlayingDate: 24th September 1942
Location: NEAR CAIRO, EGYPT
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
EGYPT: Cairo:
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Stars and Stripes flying over another flag / Wendell Willkie walks to meet troops lined up in front of line of cars / Willkie shaking hands with officer / Willkie watching native labourer at work / Willkie talking to native / Willkie walking towards past tanks in shed / Willkie and officers in front of tank / Willkie out of tank shed stops at Jeep car with two U.S. soldiers in it / Willkie talking to U.S. soldier in Jeep car
Personalities - Politicians; Military - Ceremonial; Wendell Lewis Willkie (1892-1944), Americans; Egypt; World War II (Second World War)
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