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Parachute Battalion (1941) In this pre-Pearl Harbor recruiting poster, colonel’s estranged son Bill Burke, football hero Donald Morse, and hillbilly Jeff Hollis enlist in the paratroopers. Their training at Fort Benning, Georgia is followed in semi-documentary style, with time out for personal dramas and the romantic rivalry of Bill and Don over the sergeant’s daughter. 75 Minutes War Dogs (1942) Another semi-documentary style film about the recruiting and training of dogs for war. 63 Minutes