USMC 106217: 1st MarDiv Departure, South Vietnamese Decorated

Item Description
Title
USMC 106217: 1st MarDiv Departure, South Vietnamese Decorated

Citation information
USMC 106217: 1st MarDiv Departure, South Vietnamese Decorated. (CP-16-1000-69; R-2-2; 55-1176.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/2519

Marine Corps Library Number
6707-16

Additional identifiers
CP-16-1000-69; R-2-2; 55-1176

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 106217

Decade
1960

Date
1969-11-06

Description
Two films. Departure of the 1st Division Marines from Da Nang. Women Marines hand out coffee and chat with Marines as they board a transport ship. MajGen Ormond R. Simpson speaks with Marines as they board. MajGen Edwin B. Wheeler decorates a member of the South Vietnamese military.

Location(s)
Da Nang (Vietnam.)

Camera crew
Reynolds (GySgt); L. E. Hoeynck; M. S. Newman; M. L. Cotter

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

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
500

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
08/25/2022

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

Digital runtime
12:54

Digital file type
video/H264