USMC 104749: "The U. S. Marine Corps in Vietnam"

Description: Item Description Title USMC 104749: "The U. S. Marine Corps in Vietnam" Citation information USMC 104749: "The U. S. Marine Corps in Vietnam". (00074.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 02/270 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 Additional identifiers 00074 MIRC inventory no. USMC 104749 Decade 1960 Description Several short silent briefing films. "SATS:" General view of flight operations for VMA-224, flying Douglas A4s on a SATS equipped airfield. "Amphibious Landings:" aerial views of fleet at anchor, including USS Diachenko (APD-123); Marines come ashore in a variety of landing craft, some launched from LST-1159. "U.S.M.C. Weapons:" overview of individual and crew-serviced weapons. "Viet Cong and Their Weapons:" many sequences showing POWs, entrances to tunnels, booby traps, and small arms; Vietnamese dead arrayed on the ground. "Helicopter Operations:" montage of medium and heavy helicopter operations, including the salvage of a downed CH-34 and landings on USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2). "Tracked Vehicles:" LVTP-5s and M48A3s in a variety of operations. Location(s) Vietnam Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Film date (note) Filmed in the mid-1960s. Squadron VMA-224 HMM-162 HMH-361 HMM-163 Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Postive Original physical length 1300 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 05/12/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 34:24 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords Vietnam War