USMC 101322: Marines throw Christmas party on Guam

Item Description
Title
USMC 101322: Marines throw Christmas party on Guam

Citation information
USMC 101322: Marines throw Christmas party on Guam. United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3906

Marine Corps Library Number
0370-16

Additional identifiers
3D-16-74; v.2

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 101322

Decade
1940

Date
1944-12-23

Description
The 12th Marine Regiment throws a Christmas party for the children of Guam. Games include a three-legged race, sprints and duck-duck-goose. Children enjoy rides on jeeps, amphibious trucks and LVTs. One woman plays the piano and a Marine performs a magic show. Santa Claus distributes presents and then children perform a number of dances.

Location(s)
Guam

Military Grid Reference
55PBQ54178420

Camera crew
Franklin, Jon P.

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Public relations

Film date (note)
Filmed in December of 1944.

Division
3rd Division


Regiment
12th Marines


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
Acetate

Original media type
Moving Image

Language
English

Contributing organization
University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections


Digital collection name
United States Marine Corps Films


Rights information
Public Domain. For further information please contact Moving Image Research Collections, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208.

Date digital file created
12/05/2017

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.

Digital runtime
13:41

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
World War II