USMC 104749: "The U. S. Marine Corps in Vietnam"
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Item Description
Title
USMC 104749: "The U. S. Marine Corps in Vietnam"
Citation information
USMC 104749: "The U. S. Marine Corps in Vietnam". (00074.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
02/270
Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16
Additional identifiers
00074
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104749
Decade
1960
Description
Several short silent briefing films. "SATS:" General view of flight operations for VMA-224, flying Douglas A4s on a SATS equipped airfield. "Amphibious Landings:" aerial views of fleet at anchor, including USS Diachenko (APD-123); Marines come ashore in a variety of landing craft, some launched from LST-1159. "U.S.M.C. Weapons:" overview of individual and crew-serviced weapons. "Viet Cong and Their Weapons:" many sequences showing POWs, entrances to tunnels, booby traps, and small arms; Vietnamese dead arrayed on the ground. "Helicopter Operations:" montage of medium and heavy helicopter operations, including the salvage of a downed CH-34 and landings on USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2). "Tracked Vehicles:" LVTP-5s and M48A3s in a variety of operations.
Location(s)
Vietnam
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Conflict (combat)
Film date (note)
Filmed in the mid-1960s.
Squadron
VMA-224
HMM-162
HMH-361
HMM-163
Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository
Original color
Color
Original audio
Silent
Original gauge
Film: 16mm
Original generation
Postive
Original physical length
1300
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
05/12/2022
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k
Digital runtime
34:24
Digital file type
video/H264
Keywords
Vietnam War
Title
USMC 104749: "The U. S. Marine Corps in Vietnam"
Citation information
USMC 104749: "The U. S. Marine Corps in Vietnam". (00074.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
02/270
Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16
Additional identifiers
00074
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104749
Decade
1960
Description
Several short silent briefing films. "SATS:" General view of flight operations for VMA-224, flying Douglas A4s on a SATS equipped airfield. "Amphibious Landings:" aerial views of fleet at anchor, including USS Diachenko (APD-123); Marines come ashore in a variety of landing craft, some launched from LST-1159. "U.S.M.C. Weapons:" overview of individual and crew-serviced weapons. "Viet Cong and Their Weapons:" many sequences showing POWs, entrances to tunnels, booby traps, and small arms; Vietnamese dead arrayed on the ground. "Helicopter Operations:" montage of medium and heavy helicopter operations, including the salvage of a downed CH-34 and landings on USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2). "Tracked Vehicles:" LVTP-5s and M48A3s in a variety of operations.
Location(s)
Vietnam
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Conflict (combat)
Film date (note)
Filmed in the mid-1960s.
Squadron
VMA-224
HMM-162
HMH-361
HMM-163
Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository
Original color
Color
Original audio
Silent
Original gauge
Film: 16mm
Original generation
Postive
Original physical length
1300
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
05/12/2022
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k
Digital runtime
34:24
Digital file type
video/H264
Keywords
Vietnam War
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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