USMC 107414: Operation Veritas VI

Item Description
Title
USMC 107414: Operation Veritas VI

Citation information
USMC 107414: Operation Veritas VI. (FA-16-2-74; 1DD-3-21-73; R-6-20; 4-1810.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3060

Marine Corps Library Number
7738-16

Additional identifiers
FA-16-2-74; 1DD-3-21-73; R-6-20; 4-1810

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 107414

Decade
1970

Date
1973-02

Description
Marine and his family grocery shop. Marines in civilian attire order from a waitress at the Sportsman House. Marines of 3/6 bivouac area. Marines sweep beach, fire M60 machine gun with BFA. LVTP7s move in through bush. A TD-18 bulldozer moves from the USS La Moure County (LST-1194) to shore via causeway. Brazilian Marines observe activity on the beach.

Location(s)
Vieques (P.R.)

Camera crew
McCoy

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Regiment
6th 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
380

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
10/19/2022

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

Digital runtime
10:41

Digital file type
video/H264