USMC 100617: Operation Golden Fleece

Description: Item Description Title USMC 100617: Operation Golden Fleece Citation information USMC 100617: Operation Golden Fleece. United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 10/3014/1 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 Additional identifiers P-717; R70; 2100-1190-67 MIRC inventory no. USMC 100617 Decade 1960 Date 1966-10-13 Description Silent footage showing Marines on Operation Golden Fleece in the Mo Duc District of Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam. Operation Golden Fleece was designed to protect rice farmers and harvests in the region from Viet Cong battalions that, it was suspected, would return to take the harvest. Footage includes Marines inspecting ordnance, patrolling villages, and checking identification of Vietnamese farmers. Location(s) Vietnam; Quang Ngai (Vietnam) Military Grid Reference 49P BS Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Division 1st Division Regiment 7th Marines Battalion 1st 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 200 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 07/26/2018 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 07:07 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords Vietnam War