USMC 104427: Marines Boarding the USS Thetis Bay

Description: Item Description Title USMC 104427: Marines Boarding the USS Thetis Bay Citation information USMC 104427: Marines Boarding the USS Thetis Bay. (P-16-288.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1402 Marine Corps Library Number 2868-16 Additional identifiers P-16-288 MIRC inventory no. USMC 104427 Decade 1950 Date 1956-12 Description Marines in combat gear file through passageways of the USS Thetis Bay (CVHA-1), carrying M1 rifles. A captain conducts a briefing for other marines. Marines organize into formation before boarding the USS Thetis Bay. Sailors pull in lines. Pilots receive a lecture. HRS1s helicopters land on deck directed by flight crew. Location(s) Unknown Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Squadron HMR-361 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 04/17/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 10:07 Digital file type video/H264