USMC 105412: Land and Water Operations

Item Description
Title
USMC 105412: Land and Water Operations

Citation information
USMC 105412: Land and Water Operations. (AWPS-46; R-1-1; 57-0142.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/2161

Marine Corps Library Number
3345-16

Additional identifiers
AWPS-46; R-1-1; 57-0142

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 105412

Decade
1960

Date
1961-02-15

Description
Compilation reel of various subjects. Intelligence office meeting with MajGen James P. Berkley and other USMC officers. At Moorehead City, Marines board USS Cambria (APA-36), load duffel bags into the back of a shipping truck. The USS York County (LST-1175) disembarks from a harbor. Armed Marines put on backpacks, board onto transport vehicles. Aerial views of F4s in flight. Series of short shots: Marines wait in groups, duffle bags in the back of a truck, a Marine checks luggage tags, a Confederate flag is flown, Marines idle beside and prepare to board the USS Cambria (APA-36), tugboats move the USS Thuban (AKA-19).
Second half of reel consists of vehicle test footage. Marines drive trucks and dozers on muddy, uneven terrain.

Location(s)
Unknown; Morehead City (N.C.)

Camera crew
George, R.J.; Colloum, F.L.

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Regiment
2nd Marines


Air Wing
MAW-2


Air Group
MAG-31


Squadron
VMF-332


Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original audio
Silent

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Positive

Original physical length
300

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
07/12/2022

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

Digital runtime
8:35

Digital file type
video/H264

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video