USMC 103537: Massachusetts Recruit Platoons, 1953

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103537: Massachusetts Recruit Platoons, 1953 Citation information USMC 103537: Massachusetts Recruit Platoons, 1953. (HQ-16-251.) 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 2183-16 Additional identifiers HQ-16-251 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103537 Decade 1950 Date 1953-04-01 Description Massachusetts Recruit Platoons fire rifles, machine guns, and rifle grenades at the shooting range at Parris Island on April 1, 1953. Marines fire weapons from standing, crouching, and prone positions. A Marine records shooting scores on scoreboards. The following names appear on the scoreboards: John, Kessler, Benner, Hendrix, Niepadka, Fozard, Dey, Sampson, Roberts, Limner, Turner, Corbett, Stiles, Masters, May, and Tanner. Content related to USMC 103530. USMC card number may be worng (gw 12/17/20) Location(s) Parris Island (S.C.: Recruit depot);Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C. Camera crew Waugh; Coppa Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed on April 1, 1953. Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color B&W Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Positive Original physical length 295 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 12/15/2020 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 8:12 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords Korean War