USMC 103841: TRAEX III on Vieques, 1953

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103841: TRAEX III on Vieques, 1953 Citation information USMC 103841: TRAEX III on Vieques, 1953. (2D-16-184A; R-1-2.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/810 Marine Corps Library Number 2382-16 Additional identifiers 2D-16-184A; R-1-2 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103841 Decade 1950 Date 1953-02-05 Description TRAEX III on Vieques in February, 1953. At Roosevelt Roads, Marines inspect a crashed plane. On Vieques, Marines fire 105 mm Howitzers. Marines on the "enemy" team construct beach defenses with barbed wire, logs, sand, mines, and Czech hedgehogs. A R4D lands on an airstrip. Brigadier General George F. Good Jr. greets Admiral Lynde D. McCormick and naval officers after they exit the R4D. McCormick and naval officers inspect Marines. F9Fs drop napalm. McCormick, naval admirals, and Good watch tanks shell a hillside. Marines lower the flag of a Brigadier General and raise the flag of a Lieutenant General. Lieutenant General Graves B. Erskine and Good arrive at an encampment. A sign reads, "Lt. Gen. Erskine CG FMFLANT Exercise Director". A naval convoy and LVTA-4s maneuver offshore. Ships featured in the film: USS Eaton (DDE-510). Content related to USMC 103822. Location(s) Roosevelt Roads (P.R.); Vieques (P.R.) Camera crew V. Ashoff; Stagnitto Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed February 5 through February 24, 1953. Division 2nd Division Regiment 10th Marines Battalion 2nd Battalion Air Wing 3rd MAW Air Group MAG-31 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 404 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 11:14 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords Korean War