USMC 106510: Operation Golden Dragon

Item Description
Title
USMC 106510: Operation Golden Dragon

Citation information
USMC 106510: Operation Golden Dragon. (3D-16-025-70; 3D-16-027-70; R-1-1; 57-2154.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/2714

Marine Corps Library Number
7005-16

Additional identifiers
3D-16-025-70; 3D-16-027-70; R-1-1; 57-2154

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 106510

Decade
1970

Date
1970-04

Description
Reel containing two different subjects. South Korean training for Operation Golden Dragon. Marines distribute, receive chow in the field. A CH46A lands in a field, Marines disembark. Marines load cargo into CH46A. 3rd Motor Transport Battalion inspects trucks and equipment. Tests of truck-mounted .50 caliber guns. Marines work with Korean schoolchildren to move gravel for school walkway. A truck convoy disembarks from the USS Tom Green County (LST-1159).

Location(s)
Pohang (Korea); Okinawa (Japan)

Camera crew
Chapa, G.C.; Johnson, N.R. (Sgt)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Second section filmed June 15, 23 1970.

Division
3rd Division


Battalion
3rd Motor Transport 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
460

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
09/02/2022

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

Digital runtime
13:26

Digital file type
video/H264