USMC 102988: 1st Div Change of Command in Korea

Item Description
Title
USMC 102988: 1st Div Change of Command in Korea

Citation information
USMC 102988: 1st Div Change of Command in Korea. (1D-16-742; R-1-2; v.1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/181

Marine Corps Library Number
1864-16

Additional identifiers
1D-16-742; R-1-2; v.1

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 102988

Decade
1950

Date
1953-06-15

Description
Maj. Gen. Randolph M. Pate takes over the 1st Marine Division from Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Pollock in a ceremony in Korea. Medals are pinned, and plaques are changed. Maj. Gens. Christian Shilt and Vernon McGee from Marine air wings attend, as does Maj. Gen. Shin, Commandant of Korean Marine Corps. Generals leave in an HRS-1 helicopter.

Location(s)
Dongducheon (Korea)

Camera crew
W. N. Harris (MSgt)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Division
1st Division


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
350

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

Digital media type
Moving Image

Date digital file created
7/31/2020

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

Digital runtime
9:54

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
Korean War