USMC 103798: TRAEX II on Vieques and Cuba, 1952

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103798: TRAEX II on Vieques and Cuba, 1952 Citation information USMC 103798: TRAEX II on Vieques and Cuba, 1952. (2D-16-168; R-6-7.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1298 Marine Corps Library Number 2352-16 Additional identifiers 2D-16-168; R-6-7 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103798 Decade 1950 Date 1952-10-28 Description TRAEX II on Vieques and Marines on liberty in Cuba. Marines advance across a field on Vieques on October 28, 1952. Marines on liberty in Cuba on November 6, 1952. Footage of naval convoy. A naval officer and Marine officer chat next to a HRS-1 helicopter as the ship approaches Havana. Marines disembark from ship, take LCVPs to shore, go on liberty in Havana, and interact with locals. Footage of Havana Cathedral and El Capitolio. Marines undergo inspection on the deck of a ship. Marines known to be in the film: SSgt L. Gibson. Ships featured in the film: Lykes Lines' Brinton Lykes (1), USS Muliphen (AKA-61), USS Taconic (AGC-17), USS Palau (CVE-122), and a railcar ferry of the West India Fruit and Steamship Company. Content related to USMC 103788. Location(s) Havana (Cuba); Vieques (P.R.) Camera crew C. W. Iglehart Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed on October 28 and November 6, 1952. Division 2nd Division Air Wing 2nd MAW Air Group MAG-26 Squadron HMR-261 HU-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 387 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 4/1/2021 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 10:46 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords Korean War