USMC 104643: Marines in Vietnam, 1965
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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
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
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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