USMC 103894: PHIBEX at Camp Pendleton and Marines in San Juan

Item Description
Title
USMC 103894: PHIBEX at Camp Pendleton and Marines in San Juan

Citation information
USMC 103894: PHIBEX at Camp Pendleton and Marines in San Juan. (3D-16-152; R-10-12.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/1307

Marine Corps Library Number
2418-16

Additional identifiers
3D-16-152; R-10-12

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 103894

Decade
1950

Date
1952-10-10

Description
PHIBEX exercises at San Diego and Camp Pendleton on October 10-11, 1952. Marines explore San Juan, attend a U.S.O. Party, and dance with Puerto Rican women. In California, Marines advance across terrain, operate M4A3 tanks, and prepare to fire a 75 mm recoilless rifle. HRS-1 helicopters land and drop off Marines. Marines board HRS-1 helicopters of HMR-362. Marines disembark a LVT-3, establish a beachhead, and dismantle defenses. Marines travel via a convoy of trucks and DUKWs. Aboard a ship, Marines undergo inspection. A HTL-2 helicopter sits on the deck of the ship. A submarine moves through the water. Content related to USMC 103883.

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

Camera crew
Garfinkel

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed October 10-11, 1952.

Division
3rd Division


Air Wing
2nd MAW
3rd MAW


Air Group
MAG-26
MAG-16


Squadron
HMR-162
HMR-361
HMR-362
HMR-363


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
399

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
5/6/2021

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

Digital runtime
11:05

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
Korean War

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video