USMC 104014: Cold weather training at Camp Pickel Meadows

Item Description
Title
USMC 104014: Cold weather training at Camp Pickel Meadows

Citation information
USMC 104014: Cold weather training at Camp Pickel Meadows. (P-16-45; R-1-1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/710

Marine Corps Library Number
2593-16

Additional identifiers
P-16-45; R-1-1

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104014

Decade
1950

Date
1951-12-09

Description
Cold weather training at Camp Pickel Meadows on December 9, 1951. The "red force", wearing white armbands, look over a map, discuss plans, receive instructions, advance across terrain, and defend their position. Marines assault the "red force" position. Marines use a log to cross a stream, and practice crossing rope bridges. The Cold Weather Battalion at Camp Pickel Meadows provided cold-weather training for all Marines going to Korea.

Location(s)
Camp Pickel Meadows (Calif.)

Camera crew
C. H. Jenkins

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed on December 9, 1951.

Battalion
Cold Weather 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
400

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
6/9/2021

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

Digital runtime
11:08

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
Korean War