USMC 103291: TTU maneuvers in Puerto Rico

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103291: TTU maneuvers in Puerto Rico Citation information USMC 103291: TTU maneuvers in Puerto Rico. United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3986 Marine Corps Library Number 2045-16 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103291 Decade 1950 Description The TTU (Troop Training Unit) was a special Naval unit mostly composed of Marines who fought in the Pacific in WWII. The initial function of the TTU was to teach amphibious landing skills to all of the military services. After the entrance of Communist China into the Korean War in late 1950, the TTU took on the task of training troops for amphibious evacuation. U.S. Navy personnel test smoke screen devices, and Marines test their casualty treatment skills. A Marine with a "TTU" helmet and armband goes through a checklist. Marines discuss plans at their camp while landing craft reach the shore. Marines test their casualty treatment skills. View of the Marine encampment. U.S. Navy personnel aboard attack transports and landing craft test a smoke screen device to conceal their ships. Location(s) Culebra (P.R.); Vieques (P.R.) Camera crew Olund Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Most likely filmed between 1946 and 1950 (see USMC 103308). 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 205 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 10/20/2020 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 5:43 Digital file type video/H264