The Story of G.I. Joe

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The Story of G.I. Joe (also known as Ernie Pyle's Story of G.I. Joe and G.I. Joe) is a 1945 American war film directed by William A. Wellman, starring Burgess Meredith and Robert Mitchum. The story is a tribute to the American infantryman (colloquially called 'G.I. Joe') during World War II, told through the eyes of Pulitzer Prize-winning war correspondent Ernie Pyle (played by Meredith), with dialogue and narration lifted from Pyle's columns. The film concentrates on one company (C Company, 18th Infantry) that Pyle accompanies into combat in Tunisia and Italy. The film was released by United Artists on June 18, 1945. It was a critical and commercial success was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Mitchum's only career Oscar nomination (for Best Supporting Actor). In 2009, the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant.

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