USMC 104038: Ambush exercise at Camp Pendleton

Item Description
Title
USMC 104038: Ambush exercise at Camp Pendleton

Citation information
USMC 104038: Ambush exercise at Camp Pendleton. (P-16-67; R-1-2.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/1197

Marine Corps Library Number
2605-16

Additional identifiers
P-16-67; R-1-2

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104038

Decade
1950

Date
1953-08-13

Description
Ambush exercise at Camp Pendleton on August 13-28, 1953. Marines and a M47 tank advance down a road. Members of the "red force", wearing camouflage uniforms and black helmets, use .30 caliber machine guns and rifles to ambush Marines. Marines take cover, advance across terrain, and return fire with rifles and a .30 caliber machine gun. Members of the "red force" use communication equipment. Content related to USMC 104041.

Location(s)
Camp Pendleton (Calif.)

Camera crew
V. L. Schmick

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed on August 13-28, 1953.

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
361

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
6/16/2021

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

Digital runtime
10:03

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
Korean War