USMC 103824: TRAEX III on Vieques and St. Thomas, 1953

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103824: TRAEX III on Vieques and St. Thomas, 1953 Citation information USMC 103824: TRAEX III on Vieques and St. Thomas, 1953. (2D-16-175; R-2-2.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/730 Marine Corps Library Number 2367-16 Additional identifiers 2D-16-175; R-2-2 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103824 Decade 1950 Date 1953-01-23 Description TRAEX III on Vieques and St. Thomas on January 23 through February 3, 1953. Marines watch as sailors secure a LCM to USS Fremont (APA-44). Marines aboard USS Fremont exercise, clean weapons, and board LCVTs. On Vieques, footage of artillery shells exploding. Sailors and Marines on liberty disembark a ship and arrive on St. Thomas. Sailors and Marines board a bus, interact with locals, spend time at the Virgin Isle Hotel, and board a ship. Content related to USMC 103822. Location(s) Vieques (P.R.); St. Thomas (Virgin Islands) Camera crew Ashoff Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed January 23 through February 3, 1953. Division 2nd Division 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 195 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 4/3/2021 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 5:26 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords Korean War