USMC 103318: TTU maneuvers at Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103318: TTU maneuvers at Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base Citation information USMC 103318: TTU maneuvers at Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base. (HQ-16-98; R-8-22; v.1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/4319 Marine Corps Library Number 2059-16 Additional identifiers HQ-16-98; R-8-22; v.1 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103318 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. TTU maneuvers at Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base. An Underground Demolition Team (UDT) sits in a rubber assault boat and watches as an underwater explosive detonates. The UDT pulls a rubber assault boat to the shore. A member of the UDT plunges the detonator. Marines climb down cargo nets into LCMs and LCVPs moored next to a ship. An unidentified officer wearing a "TTU" armband supervises the Marines boarding the LCMs and LCVPs. General Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr. and an unidentified officer watch Marines train. Shepherd and the unidentified officer get into a staff car. Shepherd and unidentified Marine officers inspect quonset huts. Shepherd and unidentified Marine officers talk on the beach, while LCVPs maneuver in the background. Marines in combat dress march in column formation. Marines climb down cargo nets into LCVPs moored next to a ship. Footage of signs that read, "G-3 T.T.U." and "G-1 T.T.U.". Footage of general orders on a communication board. Location(s) Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base (Va.) Camera crew Olund Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Probably filmed between December, 1945 and 1955. 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 374 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 10:24 Digital file type video/H264