USMC 104003: Field Day, rodeo, and funeral at Camp Pendleton

Description: Item Description Title USMC 104003: Field Day, rodeo, and funeral at Camp Pendleton Citation information USMC 104003: Field Day, rodeo, and funeral at Camp Pendleton. (P-16-20; R-5-6.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no BY Marine Corps Library Number 2582-16 Additional identifiers P-16-20; R-5-6 MIRC inventory no. USMC 104003 Decade 1940 Date 1949-07-08 Description Field Day, rodeo, and funeral at Camp Pendleton on July 8, 1949. Major General Graves B. Erskine and Brigadier General Harry B. Liversedge ride on horseback, followed by the Fallbrook Riders of San Diego County, a horse drawn wagon with a Marine band on board, a horse drawn carriage, and a truck with a camera crew on board. Marines play golf. A Marine color guard and Marines lead a funeral procession down the street. A flag reads, "Fallbrook Post No 776 Fallbrook California American Legion." Pallbearers of the Army and Navy carry a casket draped with the American flag. The funeral procession arrives at the cemetery. Catholic clergy conduct the funeral and Hispanic civilians spectate. Marines perform a 21-gun salute. Navy pilots receive instructions and board FJ2s of VMF-311. Maintenance crews prepare FJ2s for takeoff. Marines arrive on trucks to the airstrip and board R4Ds and R4Qs of VMR-252. A F4U of VMF-311 sits on the runway. Content related to USMC 103372. Location(s) Camp Pendleton (Calif.) Camera crew Unknown Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed July 8, 1949. Division 1st Division Air Wing 1st MAW Air Group MAG-25 Squadron VMF-311 VMR-252 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 385 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 6/9/2021 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 10:43 Digital file type video/H264