USMC 108641: BLT 2/8 leaves for Carribean

Item Description
Title
USMC 108641: BLT 2/8 leaves for Carribean

Citation information
USMC 108641: BLT 2/8 leaves for Carribean . (122-16-0131-77; R-1-1; 8-1862.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3496

Marine Corps Library Number
8638-16

Additional identifiers
122-16-0131-77; R-1-1; 8-1862

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108641

Decade
1970

Date
1977-01-14

Description
2/8 Marines embark for the Caribbean. USS Barnstable County (LST-1197) pulls into port. Marines and an M49 fuel truck board the USS Barnstable County, USS Sumpter County (LST-1181), and USS Guadalcanal (LPH-7). At Onlsow beach, Marines load supplies into LVTP7s, before the amphibious vehicles drive into the surf. CH53 helicopter air deliver supplies.

Location(s)
Morehead City (N.C.); Onslow Beach (N.C.)

Camera crew
Jamison

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Division
2nd Division


Regiment
8th Marines


Battalion
2nd 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
430

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
01/25/2023

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

Digital runtime
12:02

Digital file type
video/H264