US Marine Corps Assistance
The film used various locations around Camp Pendleton and the adjacent Pacific coast for the landing scenes. The USMC also provided accurate military equipment, such as weapons, tanks and uniforms, as well as providing the manpower to create the logistics of a wartime US marine battalion.
Serving US Marines and Second World War veterans attended the film's premières in New York and Los Angeles. The proceeds from the premières were donated to various charities associated with the United States Marine Corps. The studio also allowed the USMC to use the film for recruitment purposes. On January 11, 1951 the Hollywood Reporter noted that a full company of Marine recruits were to be sworn in at the film's première in San Francisco.
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