USMC 103490: Oahu parade and weapons demonstration

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103490: Oahu parade and weapons demonstration Citation information USMC 103490: Oahu parade and weapons demonstration. (HQ-16-206; R-1-1; v.1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 1466 Marine Corps Library Number 2167-16 Additional identifiers HQ-16-206; R-1-1; v.1 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103490 Decade 1950 Date 1950 Description Lieutenant General Lemuel C. Shepherd, Shepherd's wife, unidentified Naval officers, unidentified Army officers, and civilians sit in the review stand to watch a parade along a thoroughfare lined with civilians. The Hawaiian Armed Services Police (HASP), M.Ps, Marines, the Marine Corps Band, and Naval personnel pass in review in the parade. Marines demonstrate the use of a carbine (with bayonet), a BAR, a M2 Browning, a 81mm mortar, a bazooka, and a flamethrower. Diamond Head volcano is visible in the background. Location(s) Oahu (Hawaii) Camera crew Unknown Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Possibly filmed some time between June and September of 1950. During this time Lieutenant General Shepherd was stationed in Hawaii. 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 213 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 12/5/2020 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 5:55 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords Korean War