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1. Diary of a sergeant (23:58)

Date:
1945
Main contributors:
Russell, Harold, 1914-2002
Summary:
Traces the treatment of an amputee in an army hospital and his rehabilitation, including his skillful manipulation of artificial arms and hands.

2. Perishable rush (13:48)

Date:
1945
Main contributors:
United States. Army Air Forces.
Summary:
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 actuality footage and fictional reenactm...

3. Secrets (07:11)

Date:
1945
Main contributors:
United States. Navy Department
Summary:
Discusses the importance of various secret weapons used throughout World War II, such as radar and the atomic bomb. The film emphasizes the development and use of these weapons as being critical to...

4. Story of a transport (20:58)

Date:
1945
Main contributors:
United States. Coast Guard
Summary:
Reviews the World War II service of the transport "Wakefield," formerly the liner "Manhattan"; shows it being used for the transportation of troops, bombed at Singapore, and burned in the Atlantic.

5. The calls that cure (11:08)

Date:
1945
Main contributors:
DeVoe, Ralph G. (Ralph Godwin), 1883-1966.
Summary:
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...