USMC 103322: TTU activities at Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103322: TTU activities at Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base Citation information USMC 103322: TTU activities at Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base. (HQ-16-98; R-11-22; v.1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/4315 Marine Corps Library Number 2061-16 Additional identifiers HQ-16-98; R-11-22; v.1 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103322 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 activities at Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base. A LCM with Marines onboard moves through the water. In the background sits the LST USS Mahnomen County (LST-912) and other ships. A motor launch vessel marked "PA-219" moves through the water, indicating the presence of USS Okaloosa (APA-219). The 8th Marines disembark LCMs at Finger Pier. Footage of the entrance to Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base, Annex 3. Footage of the Headquarters of Commander of Amphibious Training Command U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Unidentified Naval, Marine, and Army officers enter and exit the headquarters building. Unidentified Marine officers wearing "TTU" armbands exit the headquarters building. Location(s) Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base (Va.) Camera crew Olund Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed between 1946 and 1955, evidenced by the presence of the USS Mahnomen County (LST-912) and the USS Okalossa (APA-219). Division 2nd Division Regiment 8th Marines 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 312 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 8:41 Digital file type video/H264