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

Description: 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