USMC 103798: TRAEX II on Vieques and Cuba, 1952
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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
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
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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