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  1. The Story of G.I. Joe. The Story of G.I. Joe, also credited in prints as Ernie Pyle 's Story of G.I. Joe, is a 1945 American war film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Burgess Meredith and Robert Mitchum. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Mitchum's only career Oscar nomination.

    • Lester Cowan, David Hall
    • June 18, 1945
  2. Story of G.I. Joe: Directed by William A. Wellman. With Burgess Meredith, Robert Mitchum, Freddie Steele, Wally Cassell. At the close of WWII, Pulitzer Prize-winning war correspondent Ernie Pyle travels with the U.S. Army's Company C Division during their liberation of Italy.

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    • Biography, Drama, War
    • William A. Wellman
    • 1945-07-13
  3. Story Of G.I. Joe, The (1945) -- (Movie Clip) Joe McCloskey's Winning The War Still in North Africa, Burgess Meredith as war correspondent Ernie Pyle, killed in action in Japan before this film by William A. Wellman, based on his dispatches, was released, steps out of the column, hears from some soldiers, and begins one of his famous narrations ...

    • William A. Wellman
    • Burgess Meredith
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  4. The “G.I Joe” moniker was created to encompass the entire brand. The name “G.I. Joe” was inspired by a 1945 film about film about war correspondent Ernie Pyle, titled The Story of G.I. JOE.

  5. Ranger Bn. (as Capt. Charles Shunstrom) Milton M. Thornton. ... technical guidance for the Army Ground Forces: 1st. Inf. Div. (as Capt. Milton M.Thornton) Don Whitehead. ... technical guidance for the combat correspondents: Associated Press.

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  7. The Story of G.I. Joe opened to rave reviews, and audiences across the nation flocked to see it. Soldiers who had been in combat said it was the most realistic depiction they had ever seen of life at the front. The closing scene was taken from Pyle’s most popular column.

  8. May 23, 2000 · The nerve-shatteringly realistic battle sequences bring to mind Saving Private Ryan, and The Story of G.I. Joe is a strong competitor with Spielberg's acclaimed film for the title of greatest-ever war movie. Several of the soldiers who appear in the film, along with Ernie Pyle himself, died in action before The Story of G.I. Joe was released ...

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