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"Maybe I didn't see the specific sequence, but I think Burns probably did get the general disappointment of many black soldiers for not getting put forward just like non-black units. ".

It would have been better if Burns included what the black soldiers actually did and not what they didn't do. They did a great job in driving the Red Ball Express into combat zones. I didn't see that yet. Maybe later. I know the December 1944 and afterward period from my own observations. I'll check it out.

BTW I don't see this so far as any 'hate America' exercise.

It would have been better if Burns included what the black soldiers
actually did and not what they didn't do.

Agreed.
Burns did give mention to the black military personnel re: the
Port Chicago incident and he have photos of black personnel doing
a relay of boxes on the beach at D-Day (or soon after).

BTW I don't see this so far as any 'hate America' exercise.

I probably do sound a bit harsh on Burns during this first viewing.
But I do try to give a "tip of the hat" when he does include items
I thought were probably "no-gos" for Burns (and/or the PBS administration).

Given the HUGE, ponderous nature of the subject, I do feel Burns
has done a decent job of TRYING to cover the experiences of
MILLIONS of participants in WWII in the documentary.

If I do post my negative views, it's my initial appraisal.
And I do admit I may be a BIT hypersensitive about political-
correctness and "victimology" having been in academia about 20 years
(including about a decade at The University of Communists
and Liberal A$$holes...as local police call it!)

‘It would have been better if Burns included what the black soldiers actually did and not what they didn’t do. They did a great job in driving the Red Ball Express into combat zones.’

There was also a African American TD unit that had an incredible record you rarely hear about.