USMC 103619: Brigadier General Merrit A. Edson receives second Navy Cross

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103619: Brigadier General Merrit A. Edson receives second Navy Cross Citation information USMC 103619: Brigadier General Merrit A. Edson receives second Navy Cross. (2D-16-12; R-1-1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/953/1 Marine Corps Library Number 2226-16 Additional identifiers 2D-16-12; R-1-1 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103619 Decade 1940 Date 1944-02-25 Description Medal presentation in Hawaii in May, 1944. Major General Thomas E. Watson and Brigadier General Merritt A. Edson salute Marines. Color guard presents colors. Marine band plays music. An unidentified officer reads medal citations. Watson pins the Navy Cross on the uniforms of Edson and an enlisted Marine. Marines and Marine band pass in review. Footage of Edson wearing the Navy Cross with award star. Location(s) Hawaii Camera crew J. R. Orton Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed February 25, 1944. Division 2nd Division 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 119 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 1/14/2021 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 3:19 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II