USMC 103341: Marines embark ship

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103341: Marines embark ship Citation information USMC 103341: Marines embark ship. (MISC-16-6; R-1-1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1505 Marine Corps Library Number 2081-16 Additional identifiers MISC-16-6; R-1-1 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103341 Decade 1940 Date 1945 Description Marines walk aboard a troop ship at B Street Pier and wait with equipment at docks. Marines load equipment and trucks onto the ship. (note: transport appears to be USS President Monroe, prior to complete conversion to AP-104) Also note pith helmets and the mix of Army and Marine personnel. Personnel known to be in the film: Cavanaugh, D. R. Pappas, and G. E. Gerarden. Location(s) San Diego (Calif.) Camera crew Unknown Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed in 1945 (probably, date derived from ship identification) Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Reversal: Positive Original physical length 306 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. Digital media type Moving Image Date digital file created 10/28/2020 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 8:31 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II