Gentlemen, I need your assistance! WWII, South Pacific film clip.

[Jools]

Somewhere, in the vast number of WWII experts, perhaps someone can help me.

There was a series shown in the 1960s/1970s, repeated in the 1980s called The World at War. (I am not entirely sure that this was the actual name of what I saw.) Basically, it was a series of newsreels about the war, in black and white.

There was one short series about WWII troop carriers in the South Pacific. Unbelievably enough, as I watched, I saw my own father, sitting with a group of men on deck, playing poker! He was in the 110th (I believe) Infantry, from Washington. I know he was on Luzon (where he won the Bronze Star.)

IF anyone has seen, or can direct me to, the correct website OR has seen this series, I would be enormously grateful. I searched the Pathe website, and one about newsreels, to no avail. Any ideas?

 

[too much coffee]

Could it have been "Victory at Sea?" That series had the great Richard Rodgers musical score.

Good luck!

Regards, coffee

 

[B-24J]

Hi Jools,

"World at War" is available on DVD at Amazon. Also, In the 50's there was "Victory at Sea" which was a TV series using B/W newsreel footage. I think it is also available on DVD.

Hope you find what you're looking for!

John

 

[Marlin Fan]

I think your title is dead on. Try this link on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/World-War-30t...ef=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1290118172&sr=1-1.

 

[Jools]

It might have been Victory at Sea. Thank you, gentlemen! IF anyone comes across any actual footage let me know, and I would me most grateful.

 

[Chas]

You should be able to request your Dad's war records from the archives in Washington. That would also be good to know - because I'll bet you that the original footage that Victory at Sea used is still kicking around; The Library of Congress, I'd wager.

 

[Jools]

Thank you all! I still have a lot of his war memorabilia, including a Japanese company flag and sword. I had to look up a lot of his stuff when I wrote his obit a couple years ago. I had to find his discharge papers to find out his unit- turns out that the article about him in Stars & Stripes had a typo!

BTW, if anyone has any interest in a first-hand written account (typewritten book) about the siege of Okinawa, let me know. My godfather was a ship captain- I'd have to find it to tell what kind, but they shot down a number of kamikaze planes. I'm sure that some historian out there might be interested to read it.

 

[W4ASZ]

Edward Hamilton has The World at War (DVD) listed for $29.95.

 

[Davep]

World at War was a pretty expansive series, while most of it was in the European Theater, there was some episodes covering the Pacific Theater

 

[tater]

World at war excerpts are available on Hulu...

http://www.hulu.com/search?query=world+at+war&st=0&fs=

Might help determine if that is the right show.

 

[dhermann1]

Victory at Sea was produced in the early 50's, and set to a musical score by Richard Rodgers. It had a very dramatic, one might say melodramatic, voice over. The musical score is really a true classic in its own right. It was all in black and white.

 

[savoy6]

could have been "Crusade in the Pacific" as well..