Story of a Transport
This film "is the U.S. Coast Guard's motion picture record of its task in moving thousands of troops to the battle zones, and depicts the colorful career of the 24,000-ton transport 'Wakefield,' former the peacetime luxury liner 'Manhattan.' Flashbacks show the liner of pleasure trips, and then in her grim war role. Highlights of the film are scenes of the Wakefiled being bombed at Singapore, burning in the Atlantic, and then, refittted, crammed with troops found for the battlefields of Europe." ("The Seventh War Loan Drive is On!" Educational Screen, May, 1945, 194.)
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Remember these Faces
"[A] U.S. Navy production which tells how American lives are being saved on the battlefields. It is the story of the courage and sacrifice of the members of the medical force who go ashore with the troops in invasion. With its action beginning on a Pacific Island, newly taken by our fighting men, the camera follows the wounded from the front line to battalion aide stations, to evacuation hospitals, to transports, and finally to hospital ships and giant aircraft which will rush them to base hospitals and the world's best medical aid." ("The Seventh War Loan Drive Is On!" Educational Screen, May, 1945, 194.)
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Peace Comes to America
Asserts that although World War II is over, Americans still have responsibility for their government and veterans of the war. Starts with footage of President Truman declaring the surrender of Japan and Americans celebrating the end of the war. Shows the ongoing work of the military to keep the peace in occupied Pacific islands and Germany while demobilizing troops. Informs the American public that post-War occupations will be a strain on the US economy for years. Other costs include paying for returning American soldiers back home and to pay for their benefits after they leave the service, including training for new civilian jobs.
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Harry S. Truman: speaker; Ted R. Gamble, War Finance Division: speaker
Secrets
This film, released after the war, discusses the importance of various secret weapons used throughout the war, such as radar and the atomic bomb. The film emphasizes the development and use of these weapons as being critical to winning the war, thereby justifying their costs.
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Voyage to Recovery
<span>This film focuses on the care and recovery of injured soldiers and cites specific ways in which they are being provided with necessary medical assistance. "Wounded Americans, back from the battlefields and task forces all over the world, are the Navy's most important post-war mission - to get them well and send them home. Victory Bonds help get that job done." ("New Victory Loan 16mm Sound Films," Business Screen, volume 6, number 7, 1945, 23.)</span>
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The United States Coast Guard Song: Semper Paratus ; The Army Air Corps Song
This reel contains one excerpt each from the films U.S. News Review #3 and U.S. News Review #5. The Coast Guard song comes from #3. It depicts a new recruit in the Coast Guard undergoing training including tying knots, medical safety, rowing, and fighting. The Coast Guard song plays over new recruits as they march, stand at attention, patrol the Atlantic, and defend America's coastline. The Army Air Corps song was originally released in U.S. News Review #5. The sung is song as the lyrics are presented on screen over images of planes being built in a factory and flying in formation.
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