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Diary of a Sergeant (1945) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1945 · 22 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Joseph M. Newman
- Starring
- Harold Russell, Alfred Drake
Harold Russell, an American soldier who lost both hands in a training accident, recounts his rehabilitation at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He and fellow amputees find hope in Army‑provided prosthetic hooks and training, mastering tasks once thought impossible. After discharge, Russell is welcomed to Boston College by William J. Murphy, S.J.
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