USMC 103322: TTU activities at Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base

Item Description
Title
USMC 103322: TTU activities at Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base

Citation information
USMC 103322: TTU activities at Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base. (HQ-16-98; R-11-22; v.1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/4315

Marine Corps Library Number
2061-16

Additional identifiers
HQ-16-98; R-11-22; v.1

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 103322

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 activities at Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base. A LCM with Marines onboard moves through the water. In the background sits the LST USS Mahnomen County (LST-912) and other ships. A motor launch vessel marked "PA-219" moves through the water, indicating the presence of USS Okaloosa (APA-219). The 8th Marines disembark LCMs at Finger Pier. Footage of the entrance to Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base, Annex 3. Footage of the Headquarters of Commander of Amphibious Training Command U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Unidentified Naval, Marine, and Army officers enter and exit the headquarters building. Unidentified Marine officers wearing "TTU" armbands exit the headquarters building.

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

Camera crew
Olund

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed between 1946 and 1955, evidenced by the presence of the USS Mahnomen County (LST-912) and the USS Okalossa (APA-219).

Division
2nd Division


Regiment
8th Marines


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
312

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
8:41

Digital file type
video/H264