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The Calls that Cure
This film shows the telephone center and the bedside telephone service in a U.S. Army hospital. Various sizes of telephone booths are provided for men in wheelchairs or with cumbersome splints. Discusses the beneficial impact on a soldiers health by…
Target- Invisible
Illustrates the use of radar on a bombing mission over Japan, and explains the work of the "mysterious 11th member of the crew" - the radar operator. In a final scene, the film is revealed to have been produced after the war, and a narrator…
Perishable Rush
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. Uses a mix of actual footage and fictional reenactments to follow a soldier from being wounded in action,…
Diary of a Sergeant
"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…
Iwo Jima
Combat footage from the American invasion of Iwo Jima is used to sell War Bonds as part of the 7th War Loan. This 36-day assault resulted in heavy casualties on both sides. However, the successful invasion gave the Allied forces crucial airfields and…
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…
We Said We'd Come Back
Portrays the actions and successes of the U.S. Navy to maintain the support of the American public. Shows how the war in the Pacific was turning to the American side including footage of the retaking of Guam and warships such as the U.S.S. Washington…
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…
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,…
Voyage to Recovery
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…