USMC 103528: Massachusetts Recruit Platoons, 1953

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103528: Massachusetts Recruit Platoons, 1953 Citation information USMC 103528: Massachusetts Recruit Platoons, 1953. (HQ-16-251; R-1-3; v.1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/210 Marine Corps Library Number 2177-16 Additional identifiers HQ-16-251; R-1-3; v.1 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103528 Decade 1950 Date 1953-04-04 Description Massachusetts Recruit Platoons at Parris Island in April, 1953. Recruits watch a weapons demonstration and drill. Troops, the Marine Corps Band, and unidentified officers stand in formation as Major General Merwin H. Silverthorn greets Massachusetts governor Christian Archibald Herter and his wife Mary C. Pratt Herter as they arrive. Content related to USMC 103530. Location(s) Parris Island (S.C.) Camera crew Waugh; Coppa Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed on April 4 and 6, 1953. Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color B&W Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Reversal: Positive Original physical length 403 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 12/11/2020 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 11:12 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords Korean War