USMC 103556: General Erskine retires

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103556: General Erskine retires Citation information USMC 103556: General Erskine retires. (HQ-16-257; R-1-1; v.1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1424 Marine Corps Library Number 2193-16 Additional identifiers HQ-16-257; R-1-1; v.1 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103556 Decade 1950 Date 1953-07-01 Description Retirement ceremony for General Graves B. Erskine in Norfolk on July 1, 1953. The color guard and troops stand on the parade ground as General Erskine and his daughter enter, shaking hands with General O.P. Smith, unidentified Marine officers, and unidentified Naval admirals. Erskine speaks to a crowd of troops, Women Marines, civilians, and officers. Erskine's daughter pins the four stars on Erskine's shoulder as he is promoted. O.P. Smith and Erskine talk and shake hands. Erskine speaks to the crowd again. Location(s) Norfolk (Va.) Camera crew Unknown Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed on July 1, 1953. 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 127 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 12/16/2020 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 3:32 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords Korean War