USMC 103917: JCOC demo at Quantico

Item Description
Title
USMC 103917: JCOC demo at Quantico

Citation information
USMC 103917: JCOC demo at Quantico. (Q-16-438; R-2-2.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/1377

Marine Corps Library Number
2447-16

Additional identifiers
Q-16-438; R-2-2

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 103917

Decade
1950

Date
1955-11-30

Description
Amphibious assault on a pillbox by Marines at the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC) demo at Quantico on November 29-30, 1955. The demo features Marines disembarking LVTPs, HRS-1 helicopters of HMX-1, Marines advancing across open terrain, explosions, and flamethrowers. Cameraman E. J. Floyd can be seen filming the pillbox assault. Content related to USMC 103397.

Location(s)
Quantico (Va.)

Camera crew
C. R. Newman; C. H. Jenkins

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed on November 29-30, 1955.

Squadron
HMX-1


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
270

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
5/12/2021

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

Digital runtime
7:30

Digital file type
video/H264