USMC 107656: Parachute Drop & Retirement Ceremony

Description: 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