USMC 103315: TTU maneuvers in Puerto Rico

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103315: TTU maneuvers in Puerto Rico Citation information USMC 103315: TTU maneuvers in Puerto Rico. (P #4349; Q-16-98; R-6-22.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1610 Marine Corps Library Number 2057-16 Additional identifiers P #4349; Q-16-98; R-6-22 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103315 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 maneuvers in Puerto Rico. A LST and a number of LTV-3s move through the water. Marines push a LCVP loose from the shore. A Marine aboard the LCVP holds up a red danger flag. A truck backs into the mouth of an LST. A bulldozer pushes a supply trailer into the mouth of an LST. Marines in combat dress and field marching packs board a LCVP on the shore with the hull number "PA217-16", indicating the presence of the USS New Kent (APA-217). The bow gates of PA217-16 lift up. Marines board the LCVP PA218-8 and PA218-12, indicating the presence of the USS Noble (APA-218). A Marine works a signal blinker on the shore. Marines board a LCVP. Marines walk down a road. An attack transport operates a blinker offshore. An unidentified Marine officer speaks at a map briefing with other unidentified Marine officers, including a Brigadier General and a Major General. TBM Avengers fly over a Naval ship. A chaplain holds a Christian service attended by Marines and sailors. A serviceman holds the Song and Service Book for Ship and Field: Army and Navy. Location(s) Culebra (P.R.); Vieques (P.R.) Camera crew Olund Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed between 1946 and 1949, evidenced by the presence of the USS Noble (APA-218). 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 424 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 11/10/2020 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 11:47 Digital file type video/H264