Also, “Back to Bataan”, with Wayne and Anthony Quinn — about the guerrilla fighting in the Philippines, life under the Japanese occupation, etc. (Again, all — more loosely this time — based on fact.)
“The Big Red 1” for WWII
“They Were Expendable” for WWII and Wayne
“The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance” for Wayne; though I like “The Searchers,” too.
And every kid that age should see, “The Alamo.”