USMC 103655: LANTFLEX-52

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

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video