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- A documentary on the 25th bombing mission of the Memphis Belle, a B-17 in the US 8th Air Force.
- Director John Huston documents the Battle of San Pietro Infine in December 1943.
- Documentary revealing the nature and process of the fight between the Soviet Union and Germany in the Second World War.
- Documentary focusing on the contributions to the American war effort of African-American soldiers.
- Documentary short film depicting the harrowing battle between the U.S. Marines and the Japanese for control of the Pacific island of Tarawa.
- Part VII of the "Why We Fight" series of wartime documentaries. This entry attempts to describe the factors leading up to America's entry into the Second World War.
- Filmmaker John Huston narrates this Oscar-nominated World War II-era film about life among the U.S. soldiers protecting Alaska's Aleutian Islands.
- Short documentary film about the Dumbarton Oaks plan and the proposed formation of the United Nations.
- A girl is desperate to get to Washington D.C. to be with her lonesome brother, a wounded G.I. She persuades Bing Crosby to let her join his caravan.
- Documentary short film intended to drum up support for the Fifth War Loan Campaign. It shows a happy family in the future of 1954 enjoying the prosperity and advantages made possible by the successful prosecution of the war, and how the sacrifices of 1944 have made the world a better place.
- Documentary short film depicting the American assault on the Japanese-held island of Iwo Jima and the massive battle that raged on that key island in the Allied advance on Japan.
- Documentary short film demonstrating the process by which waste fats from the kitchens of American homes can be transformed into the raw materials for explosives for the war effort.
- Donald Duck deals with income taxes and their benefit to the American war effort in this inspirational documentary short animated film.
- Inspirational short film designed to encourage recruits for the American Army Air Forces.
- John Jones' daughter is rehearsing the Gettysburg Address in preparation for a school elocution when he is called away by an air raid alarm. He sits alone in the evening and contemplates how lucky he is in America, where no bombing occurs. He imagines "his baby" suffering in the war-torn nations of England, Greece, China, Yugoslavia, France, and Russia, and thanks God that no harm has come to her. When he returns home, his daughter completes her recitation of the Gettysburg Address with her parents as audience.
- Inspirational documentary short film featuring Hollywood stars promoting the sales of War Bonds through songs and skits.
- Documentary depicting and explaining the Allied campaign against the Germans in North Africa.
- Well before he made the Westerns for which he would primarily be remembered, director Budd Boetticher put together this documentary of World War II's Battle of Okinawa from footage shot by Navy cameramen in the thick of the fighting. The vital editing skills Boetticher learned from Academy Award® -winning editor Barbara McLean helped him tell this complicated and protracted story with a directness and power that are both impressive and horrifying, as the soundtrack pounds with bombs and gunnery fire and the screen fills with dozens of Japanese kamikaze pilots deliberately crashing their planes into battleships and aircraft carriers. War correspondent Ernie Pyle makes a brief appearance, only weeks before he was killed on an island near Okinawa. - Marilyn Ferdinand
- Promotional short extolling the virtues of the American government's wartime Economic Stabilization Plan.
- Documentary short film depicting American Army, Navy, Marine, Air Forces, and Coast Guard joint assaults on a Japanese-held island.
- An educational film made by the United States Army, and routinely shown to troops throughout both theaters of operation. A soldier due to go on furlough in a week treats himself to a night on the town where he meets an innocent looking young woman. Following a sexual encounter, and failing to follow up with a prophylactic treatment, his furlough is cancelled when he learns that he's infected with gonorrhea.
- Documentary examining the events which led up to the Second World War.
- Documentary short film produced by the U.S. Army, intended to enlighten the American public on the final thrust of the Allied war effort in Europe and on the plans for the return home of American forces.
- The story of the first bombing raid on Tokyo by B-29 Superfortress bombers of the U.S. Army Air Forces. Crews are followed from their training staging at Grand Island, Nebraska to their bombing embarkation point on the island of Saipan. From there, the B-29 attack on the Nakajima aircraft plant outside Tokyo is depicted.
- Tom Smith, an American pilot, is shot down and captured by the Japanese. While imprisoned and awaiting execution, he recalls his life at home in the USA.
- Documentary short detailing the work and responsibilities of Civil Defense Air Raid Wardens
- Animated documentary promoting timely filing and payment of Federal income taxes, demonstrated by Donald Duck's difficulties with his tax return.
- Documentary short film explaining the need for secrecy in the exchange of sensitive government information, so as to prevent sabotage or subversion of the American war effort.
- The training and work of Cadet Nurses is explored in this documentary short film.
- Animated documentary short film demonstrating the reasons and methods of the point system of wartime food rationing.
- Documentary short film depicting the work of the United Service Organizations (USO) in providing recreational and morale-boosting services for American troops.
- Government documentary short explaining the usage and distribution of feature films donated by the motion picture industry for viewing by American troops.
- Animated short documentary film made to advance the cause of a balanced diet for the benefit of the public health and for the advancement of the American war effort.
- Documentary short film dramatizing the efforts of a black farmer and his family to help the American war effort by increasing production.
- Documentary short demonstrating the process of building a medium bomber for the United States Army Air Corps.
- Documentary short film depicting the successful but costly invasions of the Japanese-held islands of Guam, Tinian, and Saipan, in the Mariannas chain.
- Documentary short demonstrating American reasons for interning Americans of Japanese ancestry following the outbreak of war between the U.S. and Japan.
- Short documentary extolling the virtues and necessity for women to participate in America's preparation for war, showing women working in scientific, industrial, and voluntary-services activities.
- Documentary short film demonstrating methods used by the War Manpower Commission to resolve problems in worker shortages.
- Documentary short film depicting the successful Allied advance into Rome, freeing it from German control during World War II.
- The Officers Candidate School of the Army Air Forces is the subject of this documentary short film depicting the rigors of training cadets go through.
- The defense industry during World War II put many towns in difficulty, due to the enormous influx of factory and defense workers. This documentary short film demonstrates how the U.S. government came to the aid of one such town and ameliorated the housing and health problems
- Documentary short depicting the production, testing, maneuvers and shipping of the M-3 Lee tank for the armies of the United States and its Allies.
- Documentary short film depicting the disastrous result of runaway prices following the First World War and warning Americans against repeating the crisis as the Second World War nears an end.
- Navy documentary short film about the training and activities of the Navy Construction Battalion, the "Seabees," whose duty it is to construct engineering projects for the American armed forces.
- The building, sailing, battles and ultimate death of an American Navy aircraft carrier in the Pacific war are the subjects of this documentary short film.
- Documentary short film demonstrating the way wartime farming measures in 1943 resulted in the greatest American food crop in history.
- Documentary short film depicting the usage and necessity of oil in the Allied war effort.
- Documentary short film depicting the training of American paratroop soldiers.
- Documentary short film depicting ways in which Americans can assist the war effort by proper conservation around the home.