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HOLLYWOOD & THE
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During the war he served mostly the Far East, in army intelligence. Popular among his peers in the military, Bogarde (affectionately nicknamed "Pip") quickly rose through the ranks with his position in the Air Photographic Intelligence Unit and soon earned the rank of major. Returning from the war as a successful veteran with seven medals. |
RAF. served in the British Military During the Second World War. achieved the rank of an Acting Captain |
Best known film "Lawrence of Arabia" RAF. Served as a radioman in the Royal Navy for two years. |
Directed 17 United States Navy training films during World War II. |
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World War II brought Capra, the patriot, to the forefront. As a member of the Army Signal Corp, he returned the fire of Leni Riefenstahl’s Triumph of the Will, with his Why We Fight series, using the very film footage shot by the Germans to spread their propaganda. The installment, Prelude to War, won the best documentary Oscar in 1942. |
Made three documentaries with the Signal Corps in World War II. |
Active duty in World War 2, which included photographing the liberation of the concentration camp at Dachau, |
Red joined Mickey Rooney's outfit in France, and together with Mickey, entertained the troops all through the European Theater of Operations during World War II. Red had the honor to perform at the Potsdam Conference and was among the first troops to enter Berlin
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