USMC 103806: Helo assault with 3rd Battalion Sixth Marines at Camp Lejeune, 1953

Item Description
Title
USMC 103806: Helo assault with 3rd Battalion Sixth Marines at Camp Lejeune, 1953

Citation information
USMC 103806: Helo assault with 3rd Battalion Sixth Marines at Camp Lejeune, 1953. (2D-16-169; R-1-1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/1499

Marine Corps Library Number
2356-16

Additional identifiers
2D-16-169; R-1-1

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 103806

Decade
1950

Date
1953-12-09

Description
Helicopter assault with 3rd Battalion Sixth Marines at Camp Lejeune on December 9-10, 1953. Marines in combat dress prepare to board HRS-1 helicopters of HMR-261 and HMR-262. HRS-1 helicopters drop Marines off in an open field. Marines disembark LVTs as they land on the shore. Marines unload a Jeep from a LVT.

Location(s)
Camp Lejeune (N.C.)

Camera crew
R. L. Schwan

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed December 9-10, 1953.

Division
2nd Division


Regiment
6th Marines


Battalion
3rd Battalion


Air Wing
2nd MAW


Air Group
MAG-26


Squadron
HMR-261
HMR-262


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
294

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
4/1/2021

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

Digital runtime
8:11

Digital file type
video/H264