In which film does Wayne play a WWII hero in the Battle of the Pacific?

Allan Dwan's 1949 war epic, Sands of Iwo Jima, earned Wayne his first Oscar nomination after nearly two decades in the game. Playing a WWII hero, Wayne did not draw on his own experience for the role, as he didn't serve in WWII – a point of contention with director John Ford.

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