USMC 111025: ""For distinguished service""

Description: Item Description Title USMC 111025: ""For distinguished service"" Citation information USMC 111025: ""For distinguished service"". (#21.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 17/35 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 Additional identifiers #21 MIRC inventory no. USMC 111025 Decade 1940 Description Industrial incentive film from the U.S. Navy. Open with a vertical pan of the Gold Star citation for Cmdr William O. Burch, Jr. (USN) then introduces servicemen awarded the Navy Cross by name: Cpt. Joseph J. Foss, Major John L. Smith, Gonzalo Moralez (Chief Torpedoman's Mate), Doris Miller (Mess Attendant, 1st Class), Philip L. Holcomb (Aviation Ordinance man, 1st Class), John W. Finn (Aviation Chief Ordinance Man), Lt. William E. Hall. Film focuses on aviation gasoline production. Refinery workers mentioned: Marshall Davidson, Bucky O'Neil, Marty Maloney. Location(s) Various Camera crew U. S. Naval Photographic Science Laboratory; Industrial Incentive Division Genre Public relations Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color B&W Original audio Sound Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Positive Original physical length 400 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 07/18/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 11:20 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II