USMC 111929: SFR 165: Korea 195 (9 September 1951)

Item Description
Title
USMC 111929: SFR 165: Korea 195 (9 September 1951)

Citation information
USMC 111929: SFR 165: Korea 195 (9 September 1951). (SFR 165 (Dupe C).) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
BY

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

Additional identifiers
SFR 165 (Dupe C)

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 111929

Decade
1950

Date
1951-08

Description
Staff Film Report No. 165. Review of front line activity utilizing a map. Tank-infantry assault on Hill 773 on August 20, 1951 effected by the 38th Tank Company and the 36th Regiment (Korean). M4 Sherman tanks along with heavy mortars shell the hill to cover the Korean troops. United Nation's psychological operations unit attached to the 25th Infantry Division. Loudspeaker appeals to surrender are recorded for later use. Leaflets are also discusses as leaflets are loaded onto aircraft for distribution. Operations aboard the USS Essex (CV-9) with F2H-2 Banshees of VF-172 on the flight deck prepared for its first combat missions. U.S. Navy personnel identified include: LTJG Warren (pilot)

Location(s)
Korea.

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Film date (note)
Filmed in August and September of 1951.

Air Group
CVG-17


Squadron
VF-172


Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
B&W

Original audio
Sound

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
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
07/16/2024

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

Digital runtime
11:06

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
Korean War

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video