USMC 103812: TRAEX II on Vieques and St. Thomas, 1952

Item Description
Title
USMC 103812: TRAEX II on Vieques and St. Thomas, 1952

Citation information
USMC 103812: TRAEX II on Vieques and St. Thomas, 1952. (2D-16-171; R-3-5.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/1304

Marine Corps Library Number
2359-16

Additional identifiers
2D-16-171; R-3-5

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 103812

Decade
1950

Date
1952-10-10

Description
TRAEX II on Vieques on October 10, 1952. Footage of airfield on Vieques. A Cessna L-19/O-1 Bird Dog of VMO-1 takes off and lands. Marines use a steamroller to smooth out the runway. Aerial footage of amphibious assault on Vieques, featuring landing craft, HRS-1s, a destroyer, and USS Palau (CVE-122). Aboard USS Palau, Marines board HRS-1 helicopters of HMR-261, which then take off. Footage of Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas. Content related to USMC 103788.

Location(s)
Vieques (P.R.); Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

Camera crew
P. J. Hicks

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed October 10, 1952.

Division
2nd Division


Air Wing
2nd MAW


Air Group
MAG-26


Squadron
VMO-1
HMR-261


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
407

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
11:19

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
Korean War