USMC 100496: "Engineers, Up!"

Description: Item Description Title USMC 100496: "Engineers, Up!" Citation information USMC 100496: "Engineers, Up!" . United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 03/772 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 Additional identifiers USMC 100496 MIRC inventory no. USMC 100496 Description Edited and narrated film depicting a day in the life of Marine Combat Engineers during the Vietnam War. Marines are shown sweeping for mines, checking civilian ID cards, searching for Viet Cong, clearing new roads, purifying water, and repairing a bridge. Includes scenes of Marines engaging in combat and calling for land and air support. The film emphasizes the essential role played by the Engineers in keeping roads and supply lines intact. Location(s) Vietnam. Camera crew Combat Pictorial Branch HQMC, Naval Photographic Center (Producer). Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Public relations Battalion Marine Combat Engineers Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Sound Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Reversal: Positive Original physical length 450 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. For further information please contact Moving Image Research Collections, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208. Digital media type Moving Image Date digital file created 06/14/2018 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 12:07 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords Vietnam War