USMC 107656: Parachute Drop & Retirement Ceremony

Item Description
Title
USMC 107656: Parachute Drop & Retirement Ceremony

Citation information
USMC 107656: Parachute Drop & Retirement Ceremony. (Q-16-07-72; Q-16-13-69; Q-16-38-72; R-1-1; 8-1857.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3238

Marine Corps Library Number
7917-16

Additional identifiers
Q-16-07-72; Q-16-13-69; Q-16-38-72; R-1-1; 8-1857

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 107656

Decade
1970

Date
1972-06-30

Description
Reel containing multiple subjects. First, views of parachute drop. Marines load a weighted pallet onto a CH47 helicopter. The second film contains a retirement ceremony for MajGen W.G. Thrash. Marines march in formation, Marine musicians perform. USMC and civilians spectate. MajGen Thrash receives a medal, delivers a speech.

Location(s)
Quantico (Va.)

Camera crew
McCarthy

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Squadron
HMX-1


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
320

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
11/01/2022

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K

Digital runtime
9:09

Digital file type
video/H264