Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. War Films. 1942 - 1945. SH0OCK TROOP

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. War Films. 1942 - 1945. SH0OCK TROOP

1943

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/36978

On the value of wood in the history of the U.S. and in the production of war materiel. Shows a parachute jump, Ranger training, ski troops, Sec. Forrestal, Under-Sec. Patterson, many lumbering scenes, and excerpts from theatrical films depicting historic battles. Stresses the lumberman's contribution to the war effort. Shows Goring; deprivation in Europe; and Japanese atrocities being committed in China. Includes many special-effect scenes of war materials that are made from wood and wood products.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6444818

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Forrestal, James, 1892-1949

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Göring, Hermann, 1893-1946

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Patterson, Robert Porter, 1891-1952

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