U.S.A. Series -- February 13, 2019

Moving Picture World, 08-February-1919

The United States joined the First World War in April, 1917. Learning from the British, the United States put its propaganda efforts into the hands of one organization, the Committee on Public Information, also called the Creel Committee, after its chairman, George Creel. The Creel Committee produced the "U.S.A. Series," a series of two reelers.

"1 If your soldier's hit

"Shows how wounded soldiers are taken care of and nursed back to health.

"Released December 23, 1918

"2 Wings of Victory

"A first-hand story of America's planes and aviators in the war.

"Released January 6, 1919

"3. Horses of War

"How horses helped make victory possible. A bit of war history now told for the first time.

Released January 20, 1919

"4 Making the Nation Fit

"Putting the Army and Navy in first-class fighting trim — a film with a peacetime application.

Released February 3, 1919"

Moving Picture World, 08-February-1919

French Pictorial Service produced a one-reeler about French troops marching back into the Alsace-Lorraine, a province that has passed back and forth between Germany and France more than once.

Moving Picture World, 08-February-1919

The first major battle fought by the AEF (American Expeditionary Force), elements of the US Army and the US Marine Corps, was the Battle of Chateau-Thierry, fought on 18-July-1918.