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JL, 23 May 2007 U.S. & European Military
Collection
FREE through June
6, 2007 at Ancestry.com
The
eclectic volume of records features more than 37 million images of
original and
personally autographed documents including – -
Draft registration cards -
Prisoner of war records -
Muster rolls (unit rosters) -
Burial registers -
Enlistment records - Rare historical media i.e. newsreels of counter-propaganda motion pictures, commemorative military yearbooks and magazines.
Also, available at Ancestry.co.uk. WWII ‘United News’ Newsreels, 1942-1946 Ancestry’s military records are growing. The latest addition to Ancestry.co.uk record sets are Video Reels of WWII footage from “United News” – set up by the States to help, amongst other things, propaganda for WWII. Unlike the latest record sets launched through Ancestry.co.uk, i.e. digitised and indexed records, the difference with this collection is that the records sets are actual video footage and are highly engaging to users – whether or not they have a family tree or are currently researching their family history! Newsreels averaged 10 minutes in length and consist of U.S and European military footage depicting allied military operations and other events from the home front. Much of the footage was taken by military combat photographers and is in excellent condition. This database contains all 267 issues of the 'United News.’ Some of the more well known WWII events depicted in these newsreels includes: • Marines
Raise Flag Over Iwo Jima
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