USMC 104649: The U.S. Marine Corps birthday, 1943

Description: Item Description Title USMC 104649: The U.S. Marine Corps birthday, 1943 Citation information USMC 104649: The U.S. Marine Corps birthday, 1943. (00228.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1091 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 Additional identifiers 00228 MIRC inventory no. USMC 104649 Decade 1940 Date 1943-11-10 Description A review of the achievements and expansion of the Marine Corps during its 168th year. Footage of Marines in London, Marines awaiting transport, the Hannes Hafstein statue, the statue of Ingólfur Arnarson, the Prime Minister of Iceland's Office, Marines receiving food, native Pacific Islanders (Samoa) pledging service to the Marine Corps, Marines parading, Lieutenant General Thomas Holcomb speaking, female Marines marching, Marines in training at Quantico, the Montford Point Marines, Marines flying Douglas SBD Dauntless bombers, Marines performing amphibious assaults, North American B-25 Mitchell bombers flying overhead, and Grunman JF Ducks flying overhead. Marines known to be featured in the film: H.R. Bibeau, Thomas Holcomb. Location(s) London (England); Reykjavik (Iceland); Pacific Islands; United States Camera crew Unknown Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Film date (note) Filmed from late 1942 to November, 1943. Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color B&W Original audio Sound Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Postive Original physical length 381 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 10/1/2020 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 10:36 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II Montford Point Marines