USMC 103870: Amphibious patrol school on Guadalcanal

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103870: Amphibious patrol school on Guadalcanal Citation information USMC 103870: Amphibious patrol school on Guadalcanal. (3D-16-23; R-1-4.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/757 Marine Corps Library Number 2397-16 Additional identifiers 3D-16-23; R-1-4 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103870 Decade 1940 Date 1944-02-16 Description 3rd Division amphibious patrol school on Guadalcanal on February 16 and March 1, 1944. Marines train with rubber assault boats, come ashore in LCVTs, paint oars green, swim through water, inflate rubber assault boats, and receive instruction on how to patch rubber assault boats. Ships featured in the film: USS President Jackson (APA-18). A sign reads, "Amphibious patrolling school 3rd Marine Division USMC Guadalcanal 1944 Rubber Boats Physical Conditioning Swimming Mapping and Compass Reconaissance of Beach and Land." Content related to USMC 103880. Location(s) Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands) Camera crew P. Scheer Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed on February 16 and March 1, 1944. Division 3rd 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 237 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 6/24/2021 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 6:36 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II