USMC 111333: 16th Marines and Beach Bombardment

Item Description
Title
USMC 111333: 16th Marines and Beach Bombardment

Citation information
USMC 111333: 16th Marines and Beach Bombardment. (J1/05; 72-117-700; J2/03; 24-420; R-2; "R#2 Master stock color presentation to the 16th Marine/ Rubber boats in surf. Field exercise. Beach Bombardment..) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
BY

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

Additional identifiers
J1/05; 72-117-700; J2/03; 24-420; R-2; "R#2 Master stock color presentation to the 16th Marine/ Rubber boats in surf. Field exercise. Beach Bombardment.

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 111333

Decade
1940

Date
1944

Description
A continutation of USMC 111332: presentation of colors to the 16th Marines. After the ceremony MajGen Keller E. Rockey speaks with other officers. Additional items follow. Marines drill with rubber boats in the ocean surf. Infantry practice squad tactics inland. Rockets are fired from an LVT into the ocean with a group watching. Shore preparation exercises.

Location(s)
Camp Pendleton (Calif.)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Film date (note)
Filmed in 1944 at various times.

Division
5th Division


Regiment
16th Marines


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
03/22/2024

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

Digital runtime
11:01

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
World War II

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video