National Film Board of Canada]]> 1944]]> National Film Board of Canada]]> 1941]]> U.S. Army Air Forces Motion Picture Unit]]> 1944]]> Strand Film Production]]> Great Britain. Ministry of Information]]> 1941]]> United States. Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs]]> 1942]]> U.S. Office of Civilian Defense]]> 1943]]> "Deals with the importance of oil production in America for purposes of warfare. Shows America producing billions of gallons of oil from flax, cotton seed, peanuts, and soybeans-now that import of oil from tropical trees has been cut off. Closing scenes show condensed foods and fats being sent to armies while numerous by-products are used in wartime industries" (Indiana University Extension Division Visual Aids Catalog Supplement, September 1945, 38). ]]> United States. Department of Agriculture]]> United States. Agricultural Adjustment Agency]]> 1943]]> "Diary of a Sergeant" portrays the post-war life of a soldier who lost both of his hands on D-Day (though his injury was the result of an explosion while testing weapons on base in North Carolina). Former soldier Harold Russell stars in the film, and much of the plot is based on his own experiences after the amputation of his hands in the war. Russell would go on to win an Academy Award for playing a disabled veteran in "The Best Years of Our Lives". Russell's narration reflects on the difficulties of living with his disability and the perceived shame of not having sustained his injury while in battle. Portrays the solider learning how to complete everyday tasks with his prostheses. Posits that the technological advances in prosthetic limbs will be around far after the Nazis. Concludes with a statement from the U.S. Surgeon General.]]> U.S. Army Pictorial Service Signal Corps]]> 1945]]> United States Navy, Division of Personnel Supervision and Management : produced for ]]> United States Navy Bureau of Aeronautics : produced by ]]> Atlas Educational Film Company]]> 1943]]> Office of War Information, Bureau of Motion Pictures ]]> The War Activities Committee of the Motion Picture Industry]]> 1943]]>