USMC 104666: ""The War"" Issue number 6

Description: Item Description Title USMC 104666: ""The War"" Issue number 6 Citation information USMC 104666: ""The War"", Issue number 6. United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 04/872 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 MIRC inventory no. USMC 104666 Decade 1940 Date 1942-07-10 Description An informational film with restricted circulation. The M10 tank destroyer is showcased along with its features as if it were an advertisement for a new car. Two Doolittle Raiders (Cpts. Ted Lawson and Dean Davenport) reunite at the Lincoln memorial and describe their experiences during the raid. General H. H. Arnold notes the execution of some Raisers by the Japanese and vows to fight on to the finish. UAW Workers from Detroit travel to Camp Atterbury to participate in infantry training. In return, G.I.s travel to Detroit to visit war production factories. The American Theater Wing of the Merchant Seamens Club plays host to Merchant seaman who are entertained by stars including cartoonist Otto Sogolow, who draw caricatures for the sailors. Actress Shirely Booth speaks with a female Russian sailor. A soldier writes home from Buna about the campaigns in Papua New Guinea and the work fighting through the thick jungle. He discusses the Japanese and Australian soldiers. Films show Papuans assisting Allied forces. General MacArthur and Australian Field Marshal Sir Thomas Albert Blamey are shown in closing. Location(s) Washington (D.C.); Camp Atterbury; New York (N.Y.); Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea); Detroit (Mich.); New Guinea. Camera crew U. S. Army Signal Corps; Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Informational 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 700 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 04/29/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 20:06 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II