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On June 27, 1942, the First Motion Picture Unit of the U.S. Air Force was officially constituted and activated by orders of the Adjutant General of the United States Army. The unit produced films for soldiers throughout World War II and processed footage sent back from the battlefields. Some of the employees named on the honor roll also served in the First Motion Picture Unit. Colonel Jack L. Warner was designated commanding officer, and the unit established temporary headquarters at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California. Captain Owen Crump was appointed executive officer. In July 1944, the War Memorial was dedicated as the Honor Roll Monument, paying tribute to all Warner Bros. employees who entered the service during World War II. It was designed by Ralph Beattie of the Maintenance Department and constructed by employees of that department. In July 1945, Harry Platt and Pasquale Manuelli of the Staff Shop added the flag raising on Iwo Jima to top off the Honor Roll.
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