SO PROUDLY WE HAIL was based on the real-life story of a U.S. Army nurses -- known collectively as the Angels of Bataan and Corregidor -- in the Philippines at the outbreak of World War II. Per Wikipedia: When Bataan and Corregidor fell, 11 Navy nurses, 66 army nurses, and 1 nurse-anesthetist were captured and imprisoned in and around Manila. They continued to serve as a nursing unit throughout their status as prisoners of war. After years of hardship, they were finally liberated in February, 1945. Upon returning to the U.S., the US Army awarded their nurses, among other decorations, the Bronze Star for valor and a Presidential Unit Citation for extraordinary heroism in action. The Navy nurses were likewise awarded Bronze Stars upon their return. Mildred Dalton Manning, the last surviving member of the Angels of Bataan and Corregidor, passed away in 2013 at age 98. Based in part on the nurses actual journals, the film is a powerful chronicle of their harrowing experiences at the hands of the advancing Japanese forces. To additional realism, some of the surviving nurses were advisors of the set and were used as extras in the film. The film was a box-office blockbuster and garnered four Oscar nominations: Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress (Paulette Goddard), Best Black and White Cinematography and Best Special Effects. youtu.be/6XmzggLzLTA
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