USMC 104687: Vietnam Operations

Description: Item Description Title USMC 104687: Vietnam Operations Citation information USMC 104687: Vietnam Operations . (00150; 124-16-101-72.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 04/919 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 Additional identifiers 00150; 124-16-101-72 MIRC inventory no. USMC 104687 Decade 1970 Date 1972 Description Shaky, handheld aerial footage of aircraft carriers at sea, CH46s circling over the water. UH1 helicopter lands, marines exit. Vietnamese marines shake hands with American marines and a US Army Green Beret. US Marines stand with a boat mounted Mk-21 machine gun fed by upside down M-13 link belt. South Vietnamese troops wait to board ships, speak with American marines, disembark from transport trucks, salute in formation, board ship. Ships featured: USS Joseph Hewes (DE-1078); USS Hanson (DDR-832) Location(s) Unknown Camera crew Markham (GySgt.); Huffman Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Film date (note) Probably filmed in 1972. Squadron HMM-165 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 830 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 05/03/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 21:39 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords Vietnam War