USMC 104041: Ambush exercise at Camp Pendleton

Item Description
Title
USMC 104041: Ambush exercise at Camp Pendleton

Citation information
USMC 104041: Ambush exercise at Camp Pendleton. (P-16-67; R-2-2.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/1196

Marine Corps Library Number
2606-16

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

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104041

Decade
1950

Date
1953-08-28

Description
Ambush exercise at Camp Pendleton on August 13-28, 1953. Marines advance across terrain and take members of the "red force", wearing camouflage uniforms and black helmets, prisoner. Marines use communication equipment. Marines and a M47 tank advance down a road as a member of the "red force" performs reconnaissance. The "red force" uses rifles, grenades, and .30 caliber machine guns to ambush Marines. Content related to USMC 104038.

Location(s)
Camp Pendleton (Calif.)

Camera crew
V. L. Schmick; D. W. Luchtman

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
242

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
6/17/2021

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

Digital runtime
6:44

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
Korean War