- Soldiers of the Sea
Soldiers of the Sea is a
1939 RKO -Pathe News tworeel ershort subject narrative featuring theU.S. Marine Corps . It was produced byFrederic Ullman Jr. and supervised byFrank Donovan . Through narration and film footage, the film shows and tells thehistory ,mission statement , capabilities, equipment, andtraining of the United States Marines. The short is a feature of theDVD "The Crucible: Making Marines for the 21st Century".ubject Matter
The film begins with an aerial view of the
Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego .Recruit Training and theSea School of the Marines are shown along with sequences of rowingwhaleboat s,foot drill andbayonet fighting conducted byLieutenant Colonel Anthony J. Drexel Biddle .Marines are shown on
shooting range s firingM1903 Springfield rifle s andM1917 Browning machine gun s. The machine gunners are shown firing at targets on the range held up by a visible Marine laying downrange of the weapon and an officer walking up to the firing weapon holding the target in his hand as the machine gun bullets hit it.United States Marine Corps Aviation is featured with scenes of theVMF-2 squadron ofGrumman F3F biplane s accompanied by narration of its increasing role and importance ofter the years.The roles of Marines on the
U.S. Navy 'scapital ship s are discussed with scenes of a Ship's Detachment on anaircraft carrier .The
Fleet Marine Force is seen conducting anamphibious warfare landing operation . In addition to their portable 75mmM116 howitzer s, thelanding force has communications specialists calling forNaval gunfire support from offshore ships as well as the onshore artillery byradio andflag semaphore . The advancing Marines demonstrate their expertise inmilitary camouflage andchemical warfare .The film ends with an inspection of the
6th Marine Regiment byCommandant of the Marine Corps Major General Thomas Holcomb and amilitary parade of the2nd Marine Brigade featuringantiaircraft searchlight s and guns.
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