USMC 104666: ""The War"" Issue number 6

Item Description
Title
USMC 104666: ""The War"" Issue number 6

Citation information
USMC 104666: ""The War"", Issue number 6. United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
04/872

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104666

Decade
1940

Date
1942-07-10

Description
An informational film with restricted circulation. The M10 tank destroyer is showcased along with its features as if it were an advertisement for a new car. Two Doolittle Raiders (Cpts. Ted Lawson and Dean Davenport) reunite at the Lincoln memorial and describe their experiences during the raid. General H. H. Arnold notes the execution of some Raisers by the Japanese and vows to fight on to the finish. UAW Workers from Detroit travel to Camp Atterbury to participate in infantry training. In return, G.I.s travel to Detroit to visit war production factories. The American Theater Wing of the Merchant Seamens Club plays host to Merchant seaman who are entertained by stars including cartoonist Otto Sogolow, who draw caricatures for the sailors. Actress Shirely Booth speaks with a female Russian sailor. A soldier writes home from Buna about the campaigns in Papua New Guinea and the work fighting through the thick jungle. He discusses the Japanese and Australian soldiers. Films show Papuans assisting Allied forces. General MacArthur and Australian Field Marshal Sir Thomas Albert Blamey are shown in closing.

Location(s)
Washington (D.C.); Camp Atterbury; New York (N.Y.); Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea); Detroit (Mich.); New Guinea.

Camera crew
U. S. Army Signal Corps;

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Informational

Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
B&W

Original audio
Sound

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Postive

Original physical length
700

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
04/29/2022

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

Digital runtime
20:06

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
World War II