USMC 103308: TTU maneuvers in Puerto Rico

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103308: TTU maneuvers in Puerto Rico Citation information USMC 103308: TTU maneuvers in Puerto Rico. (HQ-16-98; R-3-2; v.1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/4302 Marine Corps Library Number 2054-16 Additional identifiers HQ-16-98; R-3-2; v.1 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103308 Decade 1940 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. TTU evacuation maneuvers in Puerto Rico. Marines push a LVTP full of Marines out to sea. This LVTP reads, "KA98-10", indicating that the USS Montague (AKA-98) participated in the maneuvers. Footage of the shoreline being shelled. Sailors and Marines pile demolition outfits for Underwater Demolition Teams on the deck of a ship. Marines and sailors pass demolition outfits overhead. Members of Underwater Demolition Team 2 (UDT 2) wear red helmets and sit around an officer who looks over a map. Members of UDT 2 put on large rubber flippers over light canvas boots. Location(s) Culebra (P.R.); Vieques (P.R.) Camera crew Schauer; Olund Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Most likely filmed between 1946 and 1950, as is evidenced by the presence of the USS Montague (AKA-98). 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 276 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 10/24/2020 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 7:40 Digital file type video/H264