USMC 111334: 26th Marine Regiment deploys from San Diego

Description: Item Description Title USMC 111334: 26th Marine Regiment deploys from San Diego Citation information USMC 111334: 26th Marine Regiment deploys from San Diego. (J1/84; 24-171-750; J1/81; 56-296-477; R-7.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no BY: Color Master stock reel 7 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 Additional identifiers J1/84; 24-171-750; J1/81; 56-296-477; R-7 MIRC inventory no. USMC 111334 Decade 1940 Date 1944-07-22 Description Marines of the 26th Regiment read a paper announcing the invasion of Guam. Others march through streets of San Diego to board transports. MajGen Keller E. Rockey with staff walk to the docks to observe. Supplies are hoisted aboard and men line up with gear (some with non-regulation covers and a mascot). Civilians wave from the dock as the transport pushes away from its birth. A second, unrelated, item from the 1950s features an an officer from a foreign military visiting West Coast bases, signage includes VMF-323 Ordnance. Location(s) San Diego (Calif.) Genre Conflict (combat) Film date (note) Filmed in July 1944 and in the 1950s. Division 5th Division Regiment 26th Marines Squadron VMF-323 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 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 03/22/2024 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 10:45 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II