Combat America

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A documentary recounting the experiences of the 351st Bombardment Group of the U.S. Army Air Forces, based in England during the Second World War . The group's air and ground crews are follo... Read allA documentary recounting the experiences of the 351st Bombardment Group of the U.S. Army Air Forces, based in England during the Second World War . The group's air and ground crews are followed through a number of bombing missions over Hitler's Germany.A documentary recounting the experiences of the 351st Bombardment Group of the U.S. Army Air Forces, based in England during the Second World War . The group's air and ground crews are followed through a number of bombing missions over Hitler's Germany.

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Clark Gable joined the US Army Air Force after his wife, actress Carole Lombard, died in a plane crash while she was on a nationwide tour selling war bonds. Gable was commissioned a lieutenant, and was later promoted through the ranks to major. He trained in photography in aerial gunnery. Assigned to the First Motion Picture Unit of the AAF, Gable was sent to England to film a documentary on the 351st Bomb Group. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal for filming five bombing missions over Germany. Gable returned to the US in October 1943. Since he was too old for combat duty, was granted a release from active duty at his own request on June 12, 1944. His discharge papers were signed by Captain, future President, Ronald Reagan.

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Clark Gable: [describing the contrails left by the B-17s, showing their locations to the Luftwaffe fighters] Long trails of magnificent treachery.

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Two WW2 shorts

Combat America (1944)

** (out of 4)

Clark Gable narrates this documentary that focuses on the men fighting in the war. Outside the stock footage there really isn't anything too interesting here.

War Comes to America (1945)

*** (out of 4)

Highly entertaining documentary from Frank Capra, which was part of seven docs he did for WW2. This one here tracks the final events, which led America to join the war. With all the stock footage from back in the day, this here really is a must see. It's also interesting to see poll numbers throughout the late 30s to the early 40s on how Americans felt about entering a war.