USMC 105606: Drill Sergeant

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