USMC 103386: TTU maneuvers at Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base
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Item Description
Title
USMC 103386: TTU maneuvers at Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base
Citation information
USMC 103386: TTU maneuvers at Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base. (19405; HQ-16-98; R-17-22.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
01/1604
Marine Corps Library Number
2110-16
Additional identifiers
19405; HQ-16-98; R-17-22
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 103386
Decade
1950
Description
The TTU (Troop Training Unit) was a special Naval unit mostly composed of Marines who fought in the Pacific in WWII. Training activities at the Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base includes scenes showing Marines arriving by ship and transferring to LCVP by cargo netting, marching on base and signs indicating the building names. TTU instructors oversee the landing of LCVPs on the beach and the erection of shore party signs. A frogman drives a snorkle-outfitted jeep deep into the surf and is ultimately towed out by an M29 Weasel. Content related to USMC 103382.
Location(s)
Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base (Va.)
Camera crew
Olund
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Documentary
Film date (note)
Date filmed unknown.
Division
3rd Division
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
402
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
11/14/2020
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.
Digital runtime
11:10
Digital file type
video/H264
Title
USMC 103386: TTU maneuvers at Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base
Citation information
USMC 103386: TTU maneuvers at Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base. (19405; HQ-16-98; R-17-22.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
01/1604
Marine Corps Library Number
2110-16
Additional identifiers
19405; HQ-16-98; R-17-22
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 103386
Decade
1950
Description
The TTU (Troop Training Unit) was a special Naval unit mostly composed of Marines who fought in the Pacific in WWII. Training activities at the Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base includes scenes showing Marines arriving by ship and transferring to LCVP by cargo netting, marching on base and signs indicating the building names. TTU instructors oversee the landing of LCVPs on the beach and the erection of shore party signs. A frogman drives a snorkle-outfitted jeep deep into the surf and is ultimately towed out by an M29 Weasel. Content related to USMC 103382.
Location(s)
Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base (Va.)
Camera crew
Olund
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Documentary
Film date (note)
Date filmed unknown.
Division
3rd Division
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
402
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
11/14/2020
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.
Digital runtime
11:10
Digital file type
video/H264
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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