USMC 105606: Drill Sergeant

Description: Item Description Title USMC 105606: Drill Sergeant Citation information USMC 105606: Drill Sergeant. (TFR3-63; R-11; 57-0490.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/2487 Marine Corps Library Number 3632-16 Additional identifiers TFR3-63; R-11; 57-0490 MIRC inventory no. USMC 105606 Decade 1960 Date 1963-07-23 Description Two different films. In the first, Marines participate in training. Marines stand by with the traditional Mameluke sword. USMC officers inspect trainees rifles. Marines participate in marching drills and the Color March. The second film includes footage from sky hook tests. A balloon is sent into the air and strapped to a Marine.. An aircraft hooks onto the line by a S2F aircraft and pulls the Marine into the air. Location(s) Parris Island (S.C.); MCAS Quantico (VA); Patuxent River (MD) Camera crew Connolly, J.J.; Smith, M.A.; Della Puca; Miller, J.; Hansen E.A. (Sgt) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Second film recorded on the 9th of June, 1964. 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 07/22/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 12:31 Digital file type video/H264