USMC 103351: 16th Marines at Camp Pendleton

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103351: 16th Marines at Camp Pendleton Citation information USMC 103351: 16th Marines at Camp Pendleton. (MISC-16-11; R-2-3; v.1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1631 Marine Corps Library Number 2091-16 Additional identifiers MISC-16-11; R-2-3; v.1 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103351 Decade 1940 Description Arrival at Camp Pendleton of the 16th Marines. Activities around the 5th Division Headquarters at Camp Pendleton, 1943. Footage of the entrance of Camp Pendleton. Marines move by train and truck convoy. Footage of the 5th Marine Division Headquarters. Marines unload supplies from trucks. Close up shots of Marines. Marines receive instructions from a Sergeant. A shepherd watches his flock of sheep at they graze next to the camp (note this may be a different location). Marines unload lumber from a truck and work in a lumber yard, Marines travel by truck convoy next to the camp, receive and try on new uniforms, and pack M-1 carbines into wooden crates. Footage of a train carrying LVTs. A LVT and a M4A3 tank drive off of flat cars. Marines exercise, box, and wrestle. An officer inspects a Marine's carbine. Marines practice first aid, play volleyball, scale wooden barricades, traverse monkey bars, cross a suspended rope, scale a chain ladder, practice equipping gas masks, enter a gas chamber, jump into a pool, practice using flamethrowers, and practice using rocket launchers. 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 313 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 8:42 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II