USMC 103417: Reunion of Marine divisions, 1955

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103417: Reunion of Marine divisions, 1955 Citation information USMC 103417: Reunion of Marine divisions, 1955. (P-1082; Q-16-423; R-5-5.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1056 Marine Corps Library Number 2127-16 Additional identifiers P-1082; Q-16-423; R-5-5 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103417 Decade 1950 Date 1955-06-25 Description Civilians and Marines watch as Marines parade in front of the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia in 1955. The Marine Corps Band plays music on the parade ground while a boy wearing Marine Corps dress blues salutes. An unidentified Colonel, an unidentified Captain, and Lieutenant General William O. Brice talk. Brice talks to an unidentified retired Marine. Active duty and retired Marine officers (possibly including General Graves B. Erskine) greet one another. Brice talks to an Naval officers and Lieutenant General Randolph M. Pate. The Marine Corps Band and the Drum and Bugle Corps march on the parade field and play music. The color guard marches to front and center and presents colors. General Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr., Major General Merritt A. Edson (retired), and unidentified Marine officers walk to the review stand. Shepherd talks to General Holland Smith (retired). The Marine Corps Drum and Bugle Corps marches on the parade field and plays music. Edson, General Alexander Vandegrift, and a chaplain speak at the podium. The Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon drills on the parade field. The Drum and Bugle Corps marches on the parade field and plays music. The color guard marches to front and center and then returns to their position on the parade field. Marines exit the parade field and the ceremony ends. After the ceremony members of the crowd mingle. Content related to USMC 103411. Location(s) Arlington (Va.) Camera crew Purdy Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed on June 25, 1955. Division 1st Division 3rd Division 5th Division 6th Division 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 405 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 11/18/2020 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 11:16 Digital file type video/H264