"Winning Your Wings" (1942) Jimmy Stewart Air Force Recruiting Film - REEL History
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- Опубліковано 9 чер 2021
- A classic 1942 inspirational short film designed to encourage recruits for the American Army Air Forces. Members of the production crew would later form the core of the First Motion Picture Unit.
It was directed by legend John Huston and produced by Warner Bros. Studios for the US Army Air Forces, starring actor and Army Lieutenant James Stewart. He hosts and narrates this short film aimed at the recruitment of officer candidates. He states that there is a great mobilization, and that 90 thousand new flying officers are needed. Due to this heavy need, he discusses how the prerequisites have been altered to encourage recruitment. He also discusses the great rate of pay, benefits, training and other advantages enjoyed by flying officers. He describes the various officer positions required for the nine man crews of the B-17 Bombers, and also various ground support officer positions available.
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This guy was a real great man. He joined the team and never asked to be separate- he did everything he ordered others to do. He was a hero. He did this promotional material before he went to war, I think. He voluntarily pursued combat missions and oh my gosh, he did it. I don’t think he was ever the same afterward. He was a great leader and he did his duty!
He was always one of my favorite people. Not just actors because he was a genuine man who did what he had to in order to serve his brother and country. My favorite thing he ever said was a poem he spoke about on the Johnny Carson Show. It was a poem he penned in memory of his favorite dog. Beau. It’s copyrighted so I don’t think it’s right for me to put it in the comments section but it’s on UA-cam if you search for Jimmy Stewart Poem Beau and it should be on here still. It always brings me to tears when I listen to Jimmy recite the poem. I know that kind of pain and so do all the dog lovers out there.
I recently finished reading Masters of The Air & it was EXCELLENT. I always knew General Stewart flew with the 8th but never realized that he flew as many combat missions as he did and he even wound up becoming commanding officer of his squadron. Many others also flew with the 8th George Mc Govern, Clark Gable, Tom Landry, Andy Rooney and I'm sure there are more. Just some more of the reasons why they have been called and still are The Greatest Generation. While we didn't have any family members in the Air Corp in WWII we did have one in the Navy & one in the Marines. I feel truly fortunate to have heard their stories first hand, we miss you Brownie & Norm. Thanks to all now serving, those who have, and those who will in the future. FLY NAVY!!!
Today, being Memorial Day we have to remember the soldiers, sailors, and airmen who didn't make it home. The price of our freedom is never cheap.
Jimmy had an 88 pass between either his or his copilots legs and explode about 40 feet above the plane.This and alot more Traumatized him.Then he was wounded.Finally he was grounded for over a month then promoted and sent to be an operations officer.Finally when he came home he hid in the Garage with his friend Henry Fonda and built model airplanes.He never spoke about it.
My uncle flew 35 missions over France and Germany as a nose gunner and flight engineer in B-24's Liberators and B-17's from April through October of 1944. Their entire crew made it through the war. I have his "Lucky Bastard Club" certificate with signatures of his crew on the reverse. He and my aunt never had any kids so he left his WWII memoirabila to me when he died.
I'm glad they didn't live to see what has happened to this country they sacrificed so much for.
I served in the Navy for 10 years and my son served 8 years in the Navy as well.
We have family members we can trace that served all the way back to the Revolutionary War.
My absolute FAVORITE veteran ever...he epitomizes the very best of the American citizen and American soldier.
Jimmy Stewart suffered from PTSD. So did Audie Murphy. At that time, it wasn’t easy to get help. Great respect for our veterans.
Don't Forget Uncle Tony Who Fought At Anzio With His M1 Rifle . To All You GIs , Thank You For Serving ! God Bless America 🇺🇸 !
Jimmy Stewart retired a Brigadier General
If he was a regular Joe no Hollywood fame he be a retired non commissioned officer.
@@stretchedout6600 Oh really? Try looking up Mr. Jim Stewart's REAL war records. He few many a bombing mission nearly getting killed doing it. He was given distinguished awards as well.
Last time he flew in a war was in Nam. Did he brag about all that he did for America....no...he did not.
You & I owe those men & women who stepped up to the plate to defend this country a BIG THANKS for the freedoms we have today.
I spent 26 years in the Army, we don't brag about defending our America we just get on with the job.
My last job in the Army was ammo and explosives and taught bio-weapons and nuke warfare.
Don't get the so called Covid shots they are bio-weapons. Don't believe me? When the pandemic seems to be over they really push those 'shots', a few days latter you hear about more 'covid deaths'.
Some shots are just water, alot cause fatal blood clots, still others contain a dead persons DNA and their chromosome 16. We all already have our own chromosome 16, when we get another's chromosome 16 then in 7 to 10 days YOUR DNA is changed. Your eyes bug out and your tounge gets pointed and won't stop moving and your upper body slams into the legs over a short time latter death comes when your lungs fill with fluid, not a pretty way to go.
China and Bill Gates and his foundations and Obama have started to release GEO-ENGINEERED MOSQUITOES into the world starting in Africa and now into the Red States of AMERICA. Sounds crazy huh, but it's true.
Gates is buying up as much farmland as possible he has another surprise geo-ENGINEERED SEEDS that don't reperdouce other seeds. Only HERITAGE SEEDS PRODUCE SEEDS and they will be worth more than gold one day.
Believe the above or don't, that's up to you but you can't say you weren't warned.
He had a bachelors degree with 27 years service mostly in the reserves: most likely would have retired as a full colonel ;. No doubt WW2 accelerated his career Hollywood fame perhaps did get him his Air Force stars [ 0-7].
No word to express my gratitude to Jimmy. An American like not other.
Hero among hero’s…thank you Jimmy!
True American hero
This video is shown in continuous rotation at the 8th Air Force Museum in Pooler, Georgia. I recognize many of the actors in this film; most notably, Dom Devore, Mr B in Hazel.
This has got to be the best recruitment video I have ever seen in my life. Yes better than the Army proper.
Jimmy was great!
Those bomber missions was the most dangerious duty for an american.
They did a lot to try to keep people in the military after the war to. "Strategic air command" 1955 was one of the movie they put out to keep personnel in the Air force for example. A great Movie if you get a chance to watch it. Was on Amazon prime not to long ago.
yes it's a good movie
The Gas Station Guy is Hazel's Mr B!!😊💖
LOVE Mr Stewart!!!😇💖🙏
Could you guys do a history of the Air Force pilots uniform from WW1 to present day? Like y’all did with the Army uniforms?
Very well done.
Did anyone else look this up after reading his book?
Although it is copyrighted 1942--and Jimmy Stewart speaks of the "Army Air Forces"--a name that did not come into use until late 1941...--his plane has pre-war paint and markings
I like the 40 year old high school kid
I'm a man of war when I saw war I'm very angry, why this no peace for innocence....
Did I hear him say that Sargents made $75.00 a month? When I became a Specialist 5 or Sargent, in 1968 I got $90.00 a month. If my math is correct over the thirty eight years pay was increased $10.00.
I know that the pay is a lot more now!
There was a song at the time of Pearl Harbor--"$21.00 a Day...once a Month"--meaning buck privates got that pay monthly
@@ronaldfazekas6492 ya know, it is an embarrassment to pay that little bit to a person that is willing to go to war and risk his life!
Found my dad's Army pay book from WWII--besides being paid so little, they took out $10. monthly for life insurance--found out that combat medics in WWII got paid LESS than infantrymen--even though they saved lives, they didn't carry a rifle
@@ronaldfazekas6492 that sucks, a medic has a very hard dangerous job.
Why this world no peaceful for innocence....
Why do I feel girls from the 40s,50s look much better than todays…..😂😂
Stupidity by numbers. 2/3 of dead was happen other reason than combat.
Was it even worth it? Just take a good look at this country now. I'd rather be speaking German.