USMC 103620: Amphibious exercise with USS Coral Sea (CVA-43)

Item Description
Title
USMC 103620: Amphibious exercise with USS Coral Sea (CVA-43)

Citation information
USMC 103620: Amphibious exercise with USS Coral Sea (CVA-43). (2D-16-79.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
14/74/1

Marine Corps Library Number
2232-16

Additional identifiers
2D-16-79

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 103620

Decade
1950

Description
Marines disembark a LCM and maneuver into position on a ridge. Troops aboard the USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) moved by highline transfer via breeches buoy. A Marine aboard a ship points to his "Press" armband. Marines communicate in the field and advance across terrain. American and British officers chat.

Location(s)
Unknown

Camera crew
Unknown

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed between 1953 and 1956. This was the only time the tail code "M" was in use by CVG-2.

Division
2nd Division


Air Group
CVG-2


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
184

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
1/15/2021

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.

Digital runtime
5:08

Digital file type
video/H264