USMC 103824: TRAEX III on Vieques and St. Thomas, 1953

Item Description
Title
USMC 103824: TRAEX III on Vieques and St. Thomas, 1953

Citation information
USMC 103824: TRAEX III on Vieques and St. Thomas, 1953. (2D-16-175; R-2-2.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/730

Marine Corps Library Number
2367-16

Additional identifiers
2D-16-175; R-2-2

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 103824

Decade
1950

Date
1953-01-23

Description
TRAEX III on Vieques and St. Thomas on January 23 through February 3, 1953. Marines watch as sailors secure a LCM to USS Fremont (APA-44). Marines aboard USS Fremont exercise, clean weapons, and board LCVTs. On Vieques, footage of artillery shells exploding. Sailors and Marines on liberty disembark a ship and arrive on St. Thomas. Sailors and Marines board a bus, interact with locals, spend time at the Virgin Isle Hotel, and board a ship. Content related to USMC 103822.

Location(s)
Vieques (P.R.); St. Thomas (Virgin Islands)

Camera crew
Ashoff

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed January 23 through February 3, 1953.

Division
2nd 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
195

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
4/3/2021

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

Digital runtime
5:26

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
Korean War