USMC 100606: ""A Message from the Commandant Lieutenant General Thomas Holcomb.""

Description: Item Description Title USMC 100606: ""A Message from the Commandant Lieutenant General Thomas Holcomb."" Citation information USMC 100606: ""A Message from the Commandant Lieutenant General Thomas Holcomb..."". United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 10/2996/1 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 MIRC inventory no. USMC 100606 Decade 1940 Date 1942-11 Description This film, titled ""A Message from the Commandant Lieutenant General Thomas Holcomb to the Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and Men of the Marine Corps on the Occasion of the Corps' 167th Anniversary,"" features Lieutenant General Holcomb delivering an inspiring message to Marines in 1942. Holcomb traces the heritage and high standards of the Corps back to its inception in 1775, through multiple wars and interventions, to the present day, and urges Marines to uphold the Corps' tradition of victory during this greatest challenge yet faced: the Second World War. Location(s) Unknown Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Public relations Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color B&W Original audio Sound Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Postive Original physical length 300 Original aspect ratio 1.37:1 (Academy) Original media type Motion pictures (visual works) Language English Contributing organization University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections Digital collection name United States Marine Corps Films Rights information Public Domain. For further information please contact Moving Image Research Collections, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208. Digital media type Moving Image Date digital file created 07/25/2018 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 07:47 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II