African-American History Month Film Fest: Proudly We Served - The Men of the USS Mason
Time & Place
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Virginia War Museum
9285 Warwick Boulevard, in Huntington Park
Newport News, VA 23607 -
Phone: 757-247-8523
Highway Exit: 258A or 263A from I-64
Website: Click here to visit us online
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Virginia War Museum
9285 Warwick Boulevard, in Huntington Park
Description
This is the true story of the USS Mason, the only African-American sailors to take a U.S. Navy warship into battle during World War II. The film interweaves the stories of crew members with archival footage of the ship and crew produced by the Navy. As a result of the attention created by this documentary, the crew members were finally awarded the Letters of Commendation which they were recommended for in 1944, but had not received.