Uncommon valor: [motion picture]. Disc 1 / / the story of the U.S. Marines in WWII Dastar presents a Timeless Media Group production ; written and directed by Bill Karn.
Title from container. Reproduced from archival films. Quality of film may vary. Previously released as individual videocassettes in 1998. Musical direction by Von Dexter ; edited by Maurice E. Wright ; your Marine host General Holland M. ""Howlin' Mad"" Smith. Narrator: Dan Riss. DVD; playable worldwide; Dolby Digital.
The mettle of the Corps was proven at Midway, Guadalcanal, Bougainville, Tarawa, Saipan, Tinian, Peleliu, Iwo Jima, Okinawa. Nearly 87,000 Marines were killed or wounded during World War II, and 82 earned the Medal Of Honor. Through three years of conflict, over thousands of miles of the trackless Pacific against a determined enemy, Marines fought for freedom, for America and for the Corps. Authentic historic film footage taken by Marine combat cameramen of the nation's force-in-readiness depicts Marine Corps' training, weaponry, deployment and engagements in World War II.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.