USMC 103655: LANTFLEX-52

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103655: LANTFLEX-52 Citation information USMC 103655: LANTFLEX-52. (2D-16-103; K-14A-24; R-13-23.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1354 Marine Corps Library Number 2252-16 Additional identifiers 2D-16-103; K-14A-24; R-13-23 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103655 Decade 1950 Date 1951-09-26 Description LANTFLEX-52 exercise on Vieques on September 26 and October 1-2, 1951. Shore party uses cranes to unload equipment from LCVP onto the beach. Crane unloads equipment on beach. Marines advance in the field with rifles and listen to briefing. Shots of convoy in bay. Marines equip life jackets. Marines examine a 40mm antiaircraft gun. Ships featured in the film: USS Deuel (APA-160), USS Rockbridge (APA-228), USS Fremont (APA-44), LST-603, LST-306, LCT(6)-517, Rockwall (APA-230), and Bottineau (APA-235). Content related to USMC 103632. Location(s) Vieques (P.R.) Camera crew J. G. Eckl; R. E. Richey Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed on September 26 and October 1-2, 1951. Division 2nd Division Regiment 8th Marines Battalion 2nd Battalion 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 385 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 1/22/2021 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 10:43 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords Korean War