USMC 105702: Operation Taylor Common

Item Description
Title
USMC 105702: Operation Taylor Common

Citation information
USMC 105702: Operation Taylor Common. (1D-16-69; R-1-2; 12-1863.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/2584

Marine Corps Library Number
5766-16

Additional identifiers
1D-16-69; R-1-2; 12-1863

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 105702

Decade
1960

Date
1969-01-16

Description
Marines with M16 rifles fire and take cover in a field. An OV10 Bronco, A4 Skyhawks, and F4 Phantoms fire guns, rockets and bombs and explosions are seen in the distance. An M-48 tank fires its gun. Armed Marines with M16 rifles engage in combat and use tear gas on a hut. Marines carry M16s, an M60 machine gun, and an M2 mortar through a field.

Location(s)
An Hoa (Vietnam)

Camera crew
Kratofil, P. (Cpl.)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Film date (note)
Filmed between January 16 and January 18, 1969.

Division
1st Division


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
345

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
07/21/2022

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

Digital runtime
10:05

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
Vietnam War