USMC 109673: General Walt's speech in Chicago

Item Description
Title
USMC 109673: General Walt's speech in Chicago

Citation information
USMC 109673: General Walt's speech in Chicago. United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
10/2908

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 109673

Decade
1960

Date
1967

Description
Gen. Lewis William Walt gives a question and answer conference on South Vietnam, addressing American efforts to rebuild local communities affected by the war, the manpower shortage among the Vietnamese population, the ""assessment of the enemy"", and other issues at the Conrad Hilton Chicago Hotel. In a hospital, Gen Walt gives the Purple Heart medal to injured Marines.

Location(s)
Chicago (Ill.)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Before June 1969, Walt is a three-star general here and was later promoted to four-star.

Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original audio
Silent and sound

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Reversal: Positive

Original physical length
645

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
04/06/2023

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

Digital runtime
18:25

Digital file type
video/H264