Parachute Battalion(1941)
Thrill TO THE DRAMA OF UNCLE SAM'S NEW JUMP FIGHTERS!...
Pre-Pearl Harbor propaganda film about young Americans, from various social backgrounds, who undergo parachute training at Fort Benning prior to becoming paratroopers.
Movie: Parachute Battalion
Top 10 Billed Cast
Donald Morse
William Mayberry Burke
Jeff Hollis
Kit Richards
Bill Richards
Tex McBride
Spence
Col. Burke
Chief Of Infantry
Pa Hollis
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