Major James Gibson served in Bainbridge, Georgia, at Bainbridge Air Force Base and in Montgomery, Alabama, at Maxwell Air Force Base during World War II. His black and white and color home movies span 1942 through 1954 and document family life in base housing, time off with several groups of friends, the interior of base offices, bomber aircraft, and a parade in Butler, Georgia.
The WSB Newsfilm Collection contains over 5 million feet of newsfilm dating from 1949 to 1981. Footage pertaining to World War II includes early newsfilm of the Allied forces landing in Normandy, the German invasion of France, the bombing of Japan, and clips from the Battle of the Bulge.
The 1946 winner citation reads: "We feel that a citation in the field of education should go to the American Broadcasting Company and to Robert Saudek, the director of public service, for its adaptation in four broadcasts of John Hersey's fateful story of Hiroshima. We give this citation with a preliminary bow to John Hersey and The New Yorker for their scoop of the year."
