USMC 100849 : USS New Jersey (BB-62) off Vietnam

Item Description
Title
USMC 100849 : USS New Jersey (BB-62) off Vietnam

Citation information
USMC 100849 : USS New Jersey (BB-62) off Vietnam. (P-8985.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
14/392/1

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

Additional identifiers
P-8985

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 100849

Decade
1960

Date
1968-10-01

Description
Aerial shots of USS New Jersey (BB-62) firing its main guns off Vietnam. Aviators having bailed out of allied craft (shown crashing into the sea) are seen dropping by parachute in the vicinity, followed by helicopter and small craft rescue from USS Towers (DDG-9). Pilots rescued in this film may well be USMC aviators Cpt. James Spaith and 1st Lt. U. S. Grant (flying an A-4).

Location(s)
Vietnam

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Film date (note)
Probable date based on ship's history

Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original audio
Silent

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Reversal: Positive

Original physical length
100

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
10/23/2018

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

Digital runtime
2:59

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
Vietnam War