USMC 100773: "Korea - Situation Map"

Description: Item Description Title USMC 100773: "Korea - Situation Map" Citation information USMC 100773: "Korea - Situation Map". (Staff Film Reports no. 167.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 10/4631/1 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 Additional identifiers Staff Film Reports no. 167 MIRC inventory no. USMC 100773 Decade 1950 Date 1951-09-23 Description Situation for allied forces in Korea on September 23, 1951. Film describes the action near Chorwon (U.S. Army 3rd Division), and highlights the advances in technology in use, such as collapsible container air delivery delivered via Air Force C47 research plane (though Marine Corps plane is shown). The utility of helicopters in combat is featured showing Marine Sikorsky HRS-1 (H-19). Equipment testing using napalm is also featured. Location(s) Chorwon (Korea); Mt. Fuji (Japan) Producing entity Department of Defense (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Squadron HMR-161 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 420 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 10/05/2018 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 12:35 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords Korean War