USMC 104393: Camp Courtney sightseeing

Item Description
Title
USMC 104393: Camp Courtney sightseeing

Citation information
USMC 104393: Camp Courtney sightseeing. (3D-16-333; R-1-1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/486

Marine Corps Library Number
2848-16

Additional identifiers
3D-16-333; R-1-1

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104393

Decade
1950

Date
1957-1-27

Description
Sightseeing tour by NCO club of Camp Courtney to Nago, Okinawa in Japan. 3rd Marine Division goes on a sightseeing trip to Nago in the North of Okinawa, Japan. A military licensed bus drops off unidentified members of the 3rd Marine division, they are in plainclothes. They are led by a Japanese tour guide. The marines observe an entrance to a shrine and take photographs. The bus pulls into Camp Courtney staff NCO (non-commissioned officers) club parking lot, where the marines exit the vehicle and enter the staff NCO club. The bus returns to pick up members of the 3rd Marine Division to continue the sight seeing trip to Kim Village. The bus driver, tour guide, and MSgt. Richard G. Waite have a discussion over a map of the island. The bus pulls over in a small village to observe Japanese women and children washing clothes in a communal area. The bus moves deeper into the village. Two unidentified marines are amused by a replica of Le Mannequin de Pis. They are both shoeless as they are inside the Hotel Koyokan. A group from the 3rd Marine Division continues through the village on foot. They take in the sights before the group returns to the bus. The bus is on a mountain road and passes several farmers with horse driven carts. A group looks down while two Japanese guides make explanations. The 3rd Marine division observe a traditional Japanese home or shrine. Members from the 3rd Marine Division once again exit the bus and make their way into town. A group of unknown marines take turns photographing each other on the beach. One marine helps the other with his camera while two others take photos behind them. Two unknown marines cross the street as a horse-led cart passes.

Location(s)
Okinawa (Japan); Nago (Japan); Camp Courtney (Japan)

Camera crew
Jenkins (MSgt)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Division
3rd 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
378

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
04/17/2022

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k

Digital runtime
10:34

Digital file type
video/H264