ARMY UNIT PARADE & 5TH MARINE DIVISION EMBARKS FOR THE PACIFIC FRONT WWII 1944 HOME MOVIE XD49454

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website Filmed by an unknown cameraman, this home movie footage shows soldiers on parade, and U.S. Marines of the 5th Division embarking on a ship, most likely heading off to WWII in the Pacific. The material at the head of the film apparently dates to 1943; the second portion of the film probably dates to 1944. Opening: Desert landscape. On a wide track that might be a parade ground, jeeps, Dodge Command Cars and trucks with soldiers on them move in formation as people watch (:08). Family members; a beautiful blonde woman poses with a hat (:53). Trucks of soldiers drive by the crowd; soldiers exit the trucks and walk (1:22). A radio operator moves a reel of wire with his foot (2:30). New location, possibly San Diego or Camp Pendelton. Marines rest in the heat; some smoke cigarettes (2:52). Marines line up, stand with their gear at the ready (3:27). Marines walk up a ram