USMC 106403: Cold Weather Training

Item Description
Title
USMC 106403: Cold Weather Training

Citation information
USMC 106403: Cold Weather Training. (3D-16-001-70; R-2-2; 4-2161.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/2641

Marine Corps Library Number
6868-16

Additional identifiers
3D-16-001-70; R-2-2; 4-2161

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 106403

Decade
1970

Date
1970-03-11

Description
Marines load cargo onto a 6x6 truck. Marines armed with M16 rifles march. Marines stand at attention and asssemble a 106mm M40 recoilless rifle. The USS Washtenaw County (LST-1166) sits beached. Plainclothed Marines and USN sailors go sightseeing in Japanese temples. Members of the 4th Marines participate in cold weather training. Marines load and fire M40 recoilless rifles. LtCol. James P. Kehoe gives a speech to and inspects 3/4th Marines. An LST beaches onshore.

Location(s)
Camp Hansen (Japan)

Camera crew
Ransom, D.J. (Cpl)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
23rd March, 1970

Regiment
4th Marines


Battalion
3rd Battalion


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
350

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
08/31/2022

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

Digital runtime
9:58

Digital file type
video/H264