USMC 104869: Combat Training

Item Description
Title
USMC 104869: Combat Training

Citation information
USMC 104869: Combat Training. (2D-16-218; R-3-4.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/382

Marine Corps Library Number
3017-16

Additional identifiers
2D-16-218; R-3-4

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104869

Decade
1950

Date
1957-03-22

Description
An M67 flame tank burns down trees. LVTP-5s drive along the beach and then move inland. Marines pack into the LVTP-5 armed with M1 rifles. Footage of battle simulation. Marines fire an M1919 Browning machine gun. An encampment is seen. Marine officers chat together while seated on folding chairs. A fire burns in the dark. An encampment is seen.

Location(s)
Vieques (P.R.)

Camera crew
Levine, C. (PFC)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Also filmed on April 5, 1957.

Division
2nd Division


Regiment
8th Marines


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
06/13/2022

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k

Digital runtime
11:19

Digital file type
video/H264