USMC 100773: "Korea - Situation Map"

Item Description
Title
USMC 100773: "Korea - Situation Map"

Citation information
USMC 100773: "Korea - Situation Map". (Staff Film Reports no. 167.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
10/4631/1

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

Additional identifiers
Staff Film Reports no. 167

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 100773

Decade
1950

Date
1951-09-23

Description
Situation for allied forces in Korea on September 23, 1951. Film describes the action near Chorwon (U.S. Army 3rd Division), and highlights the advances in technology in use, such as collapsible container air delivery delivered via Air Force C47 research plane (though Marine Corps plane is shown). The utility of helicopters in combat is featured showing Marine Sikorsky HRS-1 (H-19). Equipment testing using napalm is also featured.

Location(s)
Chorwon (Korea); Mt. Fuji (Japan)

Producing entity
Department of Defense (Production unit)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Squadron
HMR-161


Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
B&W

Original audio
Sound

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Positive

Original physical length
420

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. For further information please contact Moving Image Research Collections, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208.

Digital media type
Moving Image

Date digital file created
10/05/2018

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.

Digital runtime
12:35

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
Korean War