USMC 103838: TRAEX IV at Camp Lejeune, 1953

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103838: TRAEX IV at Camp Lejeune, 1953 Citation information USMC 103838: TRAEX IV at Camp Lejeune, 1953. (2D-16-186; R-1-1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/983 Marine Corps Library Number 2379-16 Additional identifiers 2D-16-186; R-1-1 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103838 Decade 1950 Date 1953-05-04 Description TRAEX IV at Camp Lejeune on May 4-5, 1953. Marines advance across terrain, operate .30 caliber machine guns, and operate M4A3 tanks. The Red Team, wearing camouflage uniforms and khaki hats, occupy concealed positions, operate 40 mm antiaircraft guns, and operate quadruple .50 caliber machine guns mounted on half tracks on the side of the road. F8Fs and F4Us fly overhead. Marines and sailors load a M4A3 onto a LCM of the USS Libra. The M4A3 disembarks the LCM. Words painted on a M4A3 read, "Little Italy / B-11 Brooklyn / Little Italy / Waterbury / Rods Thrown / [illegible]." Ships featured in the film: USS Libra (AKA-12). Content related to USMC 103860. Location(s) Camp Lejeune (N.C.) Camera crew R. L. Schwan Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed May 4-5, 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 315 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 4/14/2021 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 8:46 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords Korean War