USMC 107347: Misc. and Marine Corps birthday, 1972

Item Description
Title
USMC 107347: Misc. and Marine Corps birthday, 1972

Citation information
USMC 107347: Misc. and Marine Corps birthday, 1972. (ITV-001-73; CL-16-0009-72; 1D-121-16-1-73; R-1-1; 55-0978.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3032

Marine Corps Library Number
7651-16

Additional identifiers
ITV-001-73; CL-16-0009-72; 1D-121-16-1-73; R-1-1; 55-0978

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 107347

Decade
1970

Date
1972-11-10

Description
Footage of ski slopes at Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow and Deacon Arnold Lodge. Footage of the entrance, the commissary store, and the M.P office at Marine Corps Base Twentynine Palms. Footage of a celebration for the 1972 USMC birthday. Marines and civilians watch the celebration from the grandstands. Major General Fred E. Haynes cuts the birthday cake and offers it to General Leonard F. Chapman Jr. (retired). Brigadier General Herbert Lloyd Wilkerson offers cake to the oldest Marine present. Brigadier General R. L. Nicholas offers cake to the youngest Marine present. Marine band plays music. 1st Division Marines and a Navy NCO receive awards from Brigadier General Adolph G. Schwenk. Camera focuses on a Marine identified as Sergeant Harris who receives the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal.

Location(s)
San Bernardino (Calif.)

Camera crew
Edwards; P. F. Vandergrift; B. D. Jamison; R. E. Dillon

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed November 10, 1972 through March, 1973.

Division
1st 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
421

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
10/2/2020

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.

Digital runtime
11:43

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
Vietnam War