USMC 103349: 16th Regiment ceremony and a field exercise

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103349: 16th Regiment ceremony and a field exercise Citation information USMC 103349: 16th Regiment ceremony and a field exercise. (MISC-16-11; R-1-3.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1633 Marine Corps Library Number 2090-16 Additional identifiers MISC-16-11; R-1-3 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103349 Decade 1940 Description Marines of the 16th Regiment, including band and color guard, pass in review at Camp Pendleton. Marines participate in field exercises. Opening slate reads, "Color presentation to the 16th Marines". Unidentified officers and civilians watch the ceremony. Maj. Gen. Keller E. Rockey watches the regiment pass in review. A group of unidentified officers marches to the parade ground. A Marine Corps Band plays music and marches on the parade field. The color guard marches to the review stand. An unidentified officer presents the flag of the Marine Corps to another unidentified officer, who then gives the flag to the color guard. The color guard returns to its position on the parade field. Marines train with rubber assault boats. Marines conduct field exercises. Marines test LVT-mounted rocket launch system on the beach. Location(s) Camp Pendleton (Calif.) Camera crew Unknown Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Training Film date (note) Filmed between December, 1943 and May, 1944. This was the only time that the 16th Regiment was active. Division 5th Division Regiment 16th Marines 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 375 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 11/3/2020 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 10:25 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II