USMC 100783: 169th anniversary

Description: Item Description Title USMC 100783: 169th anniversary Citation information USMC 100783: 169th anniversary. United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 13/4715 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 Additional identifiers [VI] MIRC inventory no. USMC 100783 Decade 1940 Date 1944 Description Commemoration of the US Marine Corps 169th Anniversary (1775-1944), narrated by General Alexander Vandegrift (then a lieutenant general). Film focuses on the Pacific campaign of the previous year, showing combat scenes from each, in addition to scenes of everyday life for the Marines. Vandegrift makes a couple of appearances, as does Adm. Nimitz. A variety of equipment is shown, including M4 tanks, F4U Corsairs, and LVTs. Location(s) Guam; Peleliu, Paulau; Tarawa Atoll (Kiribati); Solomon Islands; Marshall Islands; Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands) 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 Positive Original physical length 340 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 10/05/2018 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 9:44 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II