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Life Line - United States. Army. Signal Corps. ; United States. War Dept. ; Lifeline.
Gives a pictorial account of the opening attack against Rendova and Munda, and the Japanese counterattack. Shows the evacuation of American wounded and the importance of medical supplies.
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Army Air Forces Pacific - Arnold, Henry Harley, 1886-1950. ; United States. Office of Strategic Services. ; United States. Army Air Forces. ; United States. Army. Signal Corps.
Reports Gen. H.H. Arnold's plea for a strong postwar Air Force; explains that wartime supremacy was the result of merger of aviation, naval, and ground force power; and includes scenes of the war over Wake, Philippines, Burma, Saipan, Okinawa, and Japan.
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News Parade of the Year 1943 - Castle Films, Inc.
A Showcase of news events for the year 1943. Segments include: BATTLING THE U-BOATS!, TRAGEDY AT TOULON!, MacARTHUR'S SMASHING OFFENSIVE!, ARGENTINA REVOLTS!, ALLIES ON THE MARCH!, BOMBS OVER HITLERLAND!, RUSSIA'S MIGHT ASTOUNDS WORLD!
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Perishable Rush - United States. Army Air Forces. ; United States. Dept. of the Treasury.
Shows how the Army Air Forces during World War II flew wounded men from Pacific battle areas to hospitals and home towns in the United States.
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In the Wake of The Armies - United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration.
Briefly explains the purpose of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration.
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Work of the Rescue Unit, The - United States. Office of Civilian Defense.
Shows what personnel is needed for the rescue unit, what its equipment is, and how it works in moving persons buried under bombed buildings.
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Home on the Range - United States. Dept. of Agriculture.
Portrays the western range country, ranch life, and the grazing of cattle.
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It's Your America - United States. Dept. of the Army. ; United States. Office of Education.
Emphasizes the returning soldier's responsibilities for preparing himself for the job of running his country in such a way that the things he fought for will be achieved.
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D-Day Minus One - United States. Army Air Forces.
A record of the operations of the U.S. 82nd and 1O1st Airborne Divisions in the 1944 invasion of France, and of paratroops, gliders, and troop carriers landing in France a day prior to the main invasion.
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Henry Browne Farmer - Leckie, Robert. ; United States. Dept. of Agriculture.
Shows a representative Afro-American farm family doing its part in agricultural war production, while a son is training with the 99th Pursuit Squadron near Tuskegee, Ala. Narrator, Canada Lee; composer, Gene Farrell.
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News Parade of the Year 1944 - Castle Films, Inc.
A Showcase of news events for the year 1944. Segments include: ALLIES LIBERATE FRANCE!, PARIS - GENERAL EISENHOWER AT ARC de TRIOMPHE!, YANKS CARRY WAR TO GERMAN SOIL!, BRUSSELS LIBERATED!, CANADIANS-BRITISH DRIVE INTO HOLLAND!, POPE PIUS BLESSES ALLIED SOLDIERS AT VATICAN, SOVIET ARMIES BLAST WAY TO GERMANY!, U.S. MARINES CRUSH JAPS IN MARIANAS!, MacARTHUR BACK IN PHILLIPINES!, BRITAIN FIGHTS ROBOT BOMB MENACE!, ROOSEVELT DEFEATS DEWEY - WINS 4th TERM!
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Just for Remembrance - United States. Dept. of the Treasury.
Shows the collection and mailing of dead soldiers' personal belongings to the next of kin. Shows also war plant production. Released for the Sixth War Loan Drive.
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Voyage to Recovery - United States. Dept. of the Treasury. ; United States. Marine Corps. ; United States. Coast Guard.
Wounded Americans, back from battlefields and task forces all over the world, gave rise to the Navy's most important postwar mission--get them well and send them home.
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Calls That Cure - American Telephone and Telegraph Company. ; United States. Office of War Information.
Shows the telephone center and the bedside telephone service in a U.S. Army hospital. Discusses the beneficial effects on the soldiers of receiving telephone calls from home and advises families at home how to handle these important calls.
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Town, The - United States. Office of War Information.
Shows life in an American town, Madison, Ind., and explains the democratic characteristics of the social and civic life of the people.
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Youth Farm Volunteers - United States. Office of War Information.
Shows how the Extension Service of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture helped recruit and place young people from towns and cities on farms during World War II to combat farm labor shortage.
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Gardens of Victory - United States. Office of Civilian Defense.
Shows the wartime need for vegetable gardens in every American community. "Sponsored by Better Homes & Gardens magazine."
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News Parade of the Year 1945 - Castle Films, Inc.
A Showcase of news events for the year 1945. Segments include: NOW IT CAN BE SEEN! BRITISH BATTLESHIP BOMBED!, HITLER'S V2 BOMB! Exposed by Allies, MILLIONS MOURN ROOSEVELT: Harry S. Truman Succeeds to U.S. Presidency, FINAL BATTLE IN EUROPE!, ALLIES IN BERLIN!, LIBERATED NATIONS!, AXIS WAR CRIMINALS!, JAP'S LAST STAND!, ATOMIC BOMB DESTROYS NAGASAKI!, YANKS IN TOKYO!, MILLIONS OF G.I.'s COME HOME!, U.S. NAVY'S GREAT DAY!
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Letter from Bataan - Pine, William H. ; Shane, Maxwell, 1905-1983. ; Paramount Pictures Corporation.
A Hollywood short aiding the war effort, emphasizing the need for preparedness and conservation of materials, i.e. rubber, metal, shellac. An American soldier writes home from Bataan, and while his family reads the letter, the soldier's ghostly apparition interjects statistics about food and equipment shortages. Cast includes Richard Arlen, Susan Hayward, and Jimmy Lydon.
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To Win the Peace - United States. Dept. of the Treasury.
Shows the cost of World War II in dead and wounded. Appeals to the public to buy government bonds to aid and support the training of disabled veterans.
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