USMC 105379: Pathfinders

Item Description
Title
USMC 105379: Pathfinders

Citation information
USMC 105379: Pathfinders. (AWPS-28; R-1-1; 57-0044.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/2140

Marine Corps Library Number
3327-16

Additional identifiers
AWPS-28; R-1-1; 57-0044

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 105379

Decade
1960

Date
1961-02-26

Description
Marines parachute out of an aircraft. A marine in a field communicates via radio while consulting a map. Marines set up, then operate out of a field communications tent. Communications activities: drawing on maps with drafting tools, radio communications, note-taking. Offloading of various vehicles from ship onto beach. Mechanics lay down M9M2 matting on an airstrip.

Location(s)
Vieques (P.R.)

Camera crew
Durie; Wright (Lt); Highland; Hansen, E.A.

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed over several days, the offloading was done the 19th and 18th of January, 1961

Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original audio
Silent

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
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
07/09/2022

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