USMC 103834: TRAEX III on Vieques, 1953

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103834: TRAEX III on Vieques, 1953 Citation information USMC 103834: TRAEX III on Vieques, 1953. (2D-16-184; R-1-3.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/808 Marine Corps Library Number 2374-16 Additional identifiers 2D-16-184; R-1-3 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103834 Decade 1950 Date 1953-02-16 Description TRAEX III on Vieques on February 16-17, 1953. Marines use bulldozers, lay barbed wire, lay land mines, construct barricades, and tie off a landing craft. Footage of naval fleet offshore. A plane takes off from an aircraft carrier. An unidentified Brigadier General greets Admiral Lynde D. McCormick and an unidentified naval officer as they arrive on a R4D. McCormick inspects Marines and leaves in a staff car. Marines fire 40 mm antiaircraft guns, .50 caliber machine guns, 155 mm Howitzers, and mortars. Jets provide close air support. Marines operate M4A3 flamethrower tanks. Major General Field Harris and officers greet Lieutenant General Graves B. Erskine as he arrives on a R4D. The R4D prepares to take off. Footage of U.S. flag and flag demarking a Lieutenant General. Marines assault beach using LVT-4s and LCVPs. Ships featured in the film: USS Glynn (APA-239). Content related to USMC 103822. Location(s) Vieques (P.R.) Camera crew R. C. Matthews Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed February 16-17, 1953. Division 2nd Division Squadron AIRFMFLANT 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 403 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 4/13/2021 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 11:13 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords Korean War