USMC 103985: President Truman visits San Diego

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103985: President Truman visits San Diego Citation information USMC 103985: President Truman visits San Diego. (P-16-17; R-1-4.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/876 Marine Corps Library Number 2570-16 Additional identifiers P-16-17; R-1-4 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103985 Decade 1950 Date 1950-09-24 Description President Harry S. Truman visits San Diego on September 24, 1948. President Truman speaks from the platform of a caboose to a crowd of civilians and military personnel. Marines in San Diego in March and April 1950. Marines work to establish a beachhead. Marines set up a beach marker, set up communication equipment, and dig foxholes. LCVPs make their to the shore. LVTs maneuver on the beach. A DUKW sits on the beach. A Marine performs routine maintenance on a Jeep. Marines train with horses at the post stables. Footage of a sign for Marine Observation Squadron 6 (VMO-6). L-5s of VMO-6, a F6F of FASRON-7, and a F4U sit on the runway. R5Ds of VMR-152 land. Marines and sailors disembark the R5Ds. Shots of Marines on base. Content related to USMC 103987. Location(s) Camp Pendleton (Calif.) Camera crew Unknown Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed on September 24, 1948. See the San Diego Public Library's 'Truman Visits San Diego' collection. Also filmed in March and April 1950. Air Wing 1st MAW Air Group MAG-32 MAG-25 Squadron VMO-6 VMR-152 FASRON-7 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 346 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 5/29/2021 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 9:38 Digital file type video/H264