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The Story of G.I. Joe   1945         N/R, 108 min. Genre: Drama Director: William A. Wellman   Cast: Burgess Meredith, Robert Mitchum, Freddie Steele, Wally Cassell, Jimmy Lloyd, William Murphy, William Self, Dick Rich, Dorothy Coonan Wellman, Tito Renaldo   During World War II, war correspondent Ernie Pyle wrote about the common fighting man—G.I. Joe. This film covers Pyle's (Burgess Meredith) tour of duty with Company C and its men about whom Pyle wrote. Robert Mitchum received an Oscar nomination for Supporting Actor.