USMC 104643: Marines in Vietnam, 1965

Description: Item Description Title USMC 104643: Marines in Vietnam, 1965 Citation information USMC 104643: Marines in Vietnam, 1965. (00214; M16-41-65.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 05/1060 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 Additional identifiers 00214; M16-41-65 MIRC inventory no. USMC 104643 Decade 1960 Date 1965-10-08 Description Includes material from ""Operation Hardrock"", a USMC search and destroy operation. A HRS1 lifts off. The muzzle of an M60 is seen trained at the terrain below from a helicopter in flight. Smoke emanates from a hillside. Marines in full combat gear exit multiple HRS1s and cross a field. Marines march through wetlands and gather. An airlift of an injured marine is filmed. Rice paddies can be seen in the background. Marines fix a 81mm mortar (M29) to the ground. Marines organize across a beach. A UH1 flies across the beach. Marines chat with a native via translator. Helicopter wreckage is seen on the peak of a hill. Pieces of the aircraft are airlifted by a HR2S. Location(s) Chu Lai (Vietnam); Da Nang (Vietnam.); Me La (Vietnam) Camera crew Shipp; Strathman (GySgt); White; Della Puca Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Film date (note) Film shown is dated to October 8th, 1965 and September 21st and 26th, 1965. Regiment 3rd Marines Air Wing MAW-3 Air Group MAG-16 Squadron HMR-362 Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color B&W Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Reversal: Positive Original physical length 800 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 04/28/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 22:02 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords Vietnam War