USMC 104423: Activities aboard USS Thetis Bay

Description: Item Description Title USMC 104423: Activities aboard USS Thetis Bay Citation information USMC 104423: Activities aboard USS Thetis Bay. (P-16-288; R-2-9.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/497 Marine Corps Library Number 2866-16 Additional identifiers P-16-288; R-2-9 MIRC inventory no. USMC 104423 Decade 1950 Date 1956-11-19 Description Using semaphore signals, marines direct HRS1 helos to land where marines in combat gear exit. Marines set up a .30 caliber water-cooled machine gun. Cargo is shown on screen. Marines clean and maintain their M1 rifles. Another marine sits on deck while he cleans and disassembles a M1919 .30 caliber light machine gun. A sailor signals using morse code. A marine smokes a cigarette and makes a phone call. Marines do rounds aboard the USS Thetis Bay (CVHA-1). Marines perform physical exercises on deck. Alpha flag is shown. Sailors reel in a line. Pilots attend a lecture. HRS1s are filmed landing. Location(s) Unknown Camera crew Borner; Hardman, J.W. Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed at various times between November 19th and 27th, 1956. Division 1st Division Squadron HMR-361 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 400 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 04/17/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 10:36 Digital file type video/H264