Diary of a Sergeant(1945)

Diary of a Sergeant Synopsis

Harold Russell, an American soldier who lost his hands in a training accident, tells the story of his medical rehabilitation at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington DC, how he and his fellow amputees at the hospital at first despaired and then found new hope in the prostheses and training available to amputees through the Army's medical corps. Russell learns to wear and to operate the hooks which replace his hands and becomes competent to perform many tasks he had once thought no longer possible. Discharged from the Army, he is welcomed into Boston College by college president William J. Murphy, S.J.

Diary of a Sergeant (1945) is a documentary film directed by Joseph M. Newman, released on July 1, 1945 with a runtime of 22m. It stars Alfred Drake and Harold Russell. Viewers rate it 7.0 out of 10 across 2 ratings.