USMC 111025: ""For distinguished service""

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