A Few Quick Facts: USS Iowa/Brain/Shoes

Short US propaganda cartoon.

Disney short. Part of the "A Few Quick Facts" series.

U.S Army Signal Corps animated film explaining the concept of Lend-Lease.

Animated cartoon from the U.S. Army Signal Corps.

Animated U.S. Army Signal Corps film from World War II.

Private Snafu is the title character of a series of black-and-white American instructional cartoon shorts produced between 1943 and 1945 during World War II. The character was created by director Frank Capra, chairman of the U.S. Army Air Force First Motion Picture Unit, and most were written by Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel, Philip D. Eastman, and Munro Leaf.[1]

Director unknown, MGM studios from Issue 24 April 1944.

Pvt. Snafu thinks he's too smart to get caught by an enemy booby trap, but he soon finds that the traps are alluring and that he is every bit the booby.

Snafu learns of the folly of hoarding and wasting military food supplies.

Snafu learns the need of keeping his gas mask at hand when he is attacked by anthropomorphic gas cloud.

Pvt. Snafu's unit suffers the consequences of blabbing military secrets while on leave at home.

Using Snafu as an example, Techanical Fairy First Class teaches the methods of effective camouflage.

Snafu has an object lesson on the value of complete and accurate regular reports when he discovers and reports evidence of the enemy's presence at his assigned area.

Technical Fairy First Class shows Snafu the consequences of frittering away his pay.

Introducing Private Snafu, the nation's worst soldier and his various versions in different branches of the armed forces. The cartoon, ironic and humorous in tone, was created during World War II and it was designed to instruct service personnel about security, proper sanitation habits, booby traps and other military subjects, and also to improve troop morale. The main character's name is a play on the military slang acronym SNAFU, "Situation Normal: All Fouled Up."

Private Snafu learns about fear

Private Snafu learns about inflation

As the Devil watches Pvt. Snafu and his unit stationed in Iran, he talks about the hazards of working in the heat.

A humourous look at the Aleutian Islands and their strategic value.

Private Snafu is stranded on a tiny island with a Japanese officer; he must depend on his wits to defend himself against his sword-wielding foe.