USMC 103893: PHIBEX at Camp Pendleton and Marines in San Juan

Item Description
Title
USMC 103893: PHIBEX at Camp Pendleton and Marines in San Juan

Citation information
USMC 103893: PHIBEX at Camp Pendleton and Marines in San Juan. (3D-16-152; R-9-12.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/1302

Marine Corps Library Number
2417-16

Additional identifiers
3D-16-152; R-9-12

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 103893

Decade
1950

Date
1952-10-04

Description
PHIBEX exercises at San Diego and Camp Pendleton on October 4, 1952. Marines board the USS Renville (APA-227). Marines pass time aboard the USS Renville at sea. Footage of a naval convoy. Marines operate M4A3 tanks. Marines watch Puerto Rican women dance at a U.S.O. party. Marines explore San Juan with civilians, visiting the University of Puerto Rico and its Franklin Delano Roosevelt Clock Tower. A Marine holds a lizard. At a camp, Marines clean weapons, shave, and prepare to move out. Marines disembark the USS Botetourt (APA-136). Marines and sailors leave a base in Puerto Rico. Marines have their shoes shined by children. Content related to USMC 103883.

Location(s)
Camp Pendleton (Calif.); San Diego (Calif.); San Juan (P.R.)

Camera crew
R. H. Weller

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed on October 4, 1952.

Division
3rd Division


Battalion
3rd Tank Battalion


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
389

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
5/5/2021

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

Digital runtime
10:49

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
Korean War