USMC 104687: Vietnam Operations

Item Description
Title
USMC 104687: Vietnam Operations

Citation information
USMC 104687: Vietnam Operations . (00150; 124-16-101-72.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
04/919

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

Additional identifiers
00150; 124-16-101-72

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104687

Decade
1970

Date
1972

Description
Shaky, handheld aerial footage of aircraft carriers at sea, CH46s circling over the water. UH1 helicopter lands, marines exit. Vietnamese marines shake hands with American marines and a US Army Green Beret. US Marines stand with a boat mounted Mk-21 machine gun fed by upside down M-13 link belt. South Vietnamese troops wait to board ships, speak with American marines, disembark from transport trucks, salute in formation, board ship.
Ships featured: USS Joseph Hewes (DE-1078); USS Hanson (DDR-832)

Location(s)
Unknown

Camera crew
Markham (GySgt.); Huffman

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Film date (note)
Probably filmed in 1972.

Squadron
HMM-165


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
830

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
05/03/2022

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k

Digital runtime
21:39

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
Vietnam War