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South Carolinians in World War II [videorecording] / presented by ETV and The State newspaper ; produced by Jeff Wilkinson ; directed by Wade Sellers.



Description6 videodiscs (277 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in..

Note: GeneralOriginally broadcast on South Carolina ETV as a multi-part documentary series.

Note: ContentEpisode #1. A time to fight (53 min.) -- Episode #2. "A new front" (55 min.) -- Episode #3. A path to victory (56 min.) -- Episode #4. Liberation (56 min.)-- Episode #5. A world war (57 min.) -- Episode #6. The rising sun (57 min.)

Abstract:This documentary is a collective remembrance of World War II, taken from personal stories of South Carolina veterans. Beginning with Pearl Harbor, this special weaves together first person accounts of the first stages of the war. Airing on Veterans Day, it includes segments on Fort Jackson and the Citadel, as well as veterans Moffatt Burris and Theodore Bell of Columbia. Doolittle Raider Bill Farrow of Darlington, who became South Carolina's first hero after he was executed by the Japanese, is also featured.



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