USMC 103857: Chemical and warfare training

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103857: Chemical and warfare training Citation information USMC 103857: Chemical and warfare training. (3D-16-22; R-1-1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1481 Marine Corps Library Number 2387-16 Additional identifiers 3D-16-22; R-1-1 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103857 Decade 1950 Description The USS Epping Forest (LSD-4) sits anchored offshore. Sailors use cranes to lift LVT3s from the water to the deck of the ship. LVT3s enter the USS Epping Forest through the stern gate. A Technical Sergeant wearing a gas mask prepares a tear gas grenade and a smoke bomb. Marines wearing gas masks walk through tear gas and smoke. Location(s) Unknown Camera crew Unknown Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed between April 2, 1943 and the mid-1950s. Division 3rd 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 268 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 6/22/2021 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 7:28 Digital file type video/H264