USMC 103835: TRAEX III on Vieques, 1953

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103835: TRAEX III on Vieques, 1953 Citation information USMC 103835: TRAEX III on Vieques, 1953. (2D-16-184; R-2-3.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/809 Marine Corps Library Number 2375-16 Additional identifiers 2D-16-184; R-2-3 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103835 Decade 1950 Date 1953-02-18 Description TRAEX III on Vieques on February 19, March 6, and March 18, 1953. Marines board rubber assault boats and travel via truck convoy. Marines disembark a LCVP and storm the beach. The "enemy" team wearing camouflage helmets and foreign service uniforms fire .30 caliber machine guns and rifles. Footage of the beach landing. Footage of a LVTA-4, Marines, and a M4A3 tank advancing across terrain. Marines engage with the enemy team. Aboard the USS Botetourt (APA-136), Marines clean rifles, undergo inspection, and receive liberty passes. Marines on liberty in Puerto Rico. Marines aboard the USS Botetourt prepare to board LCVPs. Marines embark and load trucks on a LSU. Marines known to be in the film: Maine, R. C. Kroll, and Chandler. 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 19, March 6, and March 18, 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 406 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 11:18 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords Korean War