USMC 103316: TTU maneuvers at Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base

Item Description
Title
USMC 103316: TTU maneuvers at Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base

Citation information
USMC 103316: TTU maneuvers at Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base. (HQ-16-98; R-7-22; v.1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/1516

Marine Corps Library Number
2058-16

Additional identifiers
HQ-16-98; R-7-22; v.1

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 103316

Decade
1950

Description
The TTU (Troop Training Unit) was a special Naval unit mostly composed of Marines who fought in the Pacific in WWII. The initial function of the TTU was to teach amphibious landing skills to all of the military services. After the entrance of Communist China into the Korean War in late 1950, the TTU took on the task of training troops for amphibious evacuation.

TTU maneuvers at Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base. Marines in combat gear jump from a LCVP down into a LCT-3. The Marines are drilled by a Marine wearing a "TTU" armband. The Marines disembark the LCT-3. LCVPs move towards the shore. Marines disembark the LCVPs and storm the beach. Enlisted Marines wearing "TTU" armbands and an unidentified Marine officer inspect map overlays. An unidentified Gunnery Sergeant who inspects the map overlays wears the insignia of the 5th Marine Division. An unidentified Marine observes while LCVPs move towards the beach. Marines disembark the LCVPs and storm the beach. A LST is visible in the background. Marines disembark a LCM which has just landed on the beach. The LCM prepares to back away from the beach. A motor launch helps the LCM back away from the beach. Two unidentified officers talk to each other on the deck of a ship. LCMs and LCVPs move around offshore. Marines from an attack transport climb down cargo nets over the side of the ship into LCMs. Unidentified Naval and Marine officers watch the maneuvers.

Location(s)
Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base (Va.)

Camera crew
Olund

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Probably filmed between December, 1945 and 1955.

Division
5th Division


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
322

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.

Digital media type
Moving Image

Date digital file created
10/24/2020

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

Digital runtime
8:58

Digital file type
video/H264