USMC 103905: JCOC demo at Quantico

Item Description
Title
USMC 103905: JCOC demo at Quantico

Citation information
USMC 103905: JCOC demo at Quantico. (Q-16-438; R-1-2.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/1591

Marine Corps Library Number
2445-16

Additional identifiers
Q-16-438; R-1-2

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 103905

Decade
1950

Date
1955-11-28

Description
Amphibious assault on a pillbox by Marines at the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC) demo at Quantico on November 28-30, 1955. The demo features Marines disembarking LVTPs, M50 Ontos tanks, HRS-1 helicopters of HMX-1, M422 "Mighty Mite" Jeeps, 4.5 inch rocket batteries, Marines advancing across open terrain, Marines using communication equipment, explosions, and flamethrowers. Content related to USMC 103397.

Location(s)
Quantico (Va.)

Camera crew
T. S. Romano; C. R. Newman; E. J. Floyd

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed on November 28-30, 1955.

Squadron
HMX-1


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
401

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
5/11/2021

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.

Digital runtime
11:09

Digital file type
video/H264