USMC 103537: Massachusetts Recruit Platoons, 1953

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