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Motion Picture MP2005-6

Home Movie of American Legion Wreath Laying at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Part 1 of 4

Administrative Information

Original Format(s)
Motion Picture
Footage
50 feet
Running Time
1 minute 23 seconds
Film Gauge
16mm
Sound
silent
Color
Color
Produced by
Unknown
Restrictions
Undetermined
Description

Paul. H. Griffith, National Commander of the American Legion, 1946-47, and others lay a wreath at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl Cemetery) in Honolulu, Hawaii to commemorate the Pearl Harbor attack, December 7, 1941.

Date(s)
ca.
1959

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Moving Image Type
Motion Picture

Shot List

  • Reel 1
     
00:00   A man and a woman arrange flowers and leis around a display honoring those listed as Missing In Action from the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. A sign stands behind a white-painted anchor at the center. There are also miniature U.S. flags.
00:05   Paul H. Griffith and two other members of the American Legion carry a red, flowered wreath towards the display.
00:10   The three men stand around the display. Griffith (center) leans over the anchor with the wreath while making remarks to a small audience.
00:25   Griffith places wreath on top of anchor.
00:28   Close-up on the display’s sign, which reads: Pearl Harbor. December 7, 1941. There were others who gave their lives gallantly defending their ships and found no resting place in hallowed ground. Missing in Action.
00:40   Men begin to walk around the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, located in Honolulu, HI. There are small, identical white crosses marking the graves in even rows.
00:48   Men stand in the center of a row of graves and talk.
00:55   Close-up on white grave marker, which reads: Unidentified. USS Arizona. 12-7-41.
00:62   Close-up on white grave marker, which reads: Unidentified. USS California. 12-7-41.
01:07   Close-up on white grave marker, which reads: Unidentified. USS West Virginia. 12-7-41.
01:12   Close-up on white grave marker, which reads: Unidentified. USS Oklahoma. 12-7-41.
01:17   Shots of numerous grave markers. Two prominent in frame read: 1) Bourne, John R. Pvt. 468890. USMC 8-16-43. and 2) Walker, Russell H. PhM3/C 413-72-05. 8-16-43. USMR.