USMC 107698: Radio Communications, Howitzer

Item Description
Title
USMC 107698: Radio Communications, Howitzer

Citation information
USMC 107698: Radio Communications, Howitzer. (MH-11085; R-6-14; 8-1777.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3265

Marine Corps Library Number
7945-16

Additional identifiers
MH-11085; R-6-14; 8-1777

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 107698

Decade
1970

Date
1972-07-23

Description
Communications with Marine infantry battalion operations and training. Marines fire a 105mm Howitzer multiple times. A USMC pilot sits in the cockpit of an A4E aircraft. CH53 helicopter lands in a field several times. Aerial views show Marines moving double time over a dirt road. A Marine throws a smoke grenade.

Location(s)
Camp Pendleton (CA)

Camera crew
Beeney (MSgt); Hoeynck (GySgt)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
filmed between the 23rd and 26th of June, 1972

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
400

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
11/03/2022

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

Digital runtime
11:19

Digital file type
video/H264