USMC 104996: Tactics and mortar

Item Description
Title
USMC 104996: Tactics and mortar

Citation information
USMC 104996: Tactics and mortar. (Q-16-629; R-1-1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/818

Marine Corps Library Number
3096-16

Additional identifiers
Q-16-629; R-1-1

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104996

Decade
1950

Date
1958-02-12

Description
Marines participate in combat exercises, guerrilla tactics, and firing a 81mm mortar. A Marine uses a field telephone. Something is burned just off the Marines' campsite. LVTP5s are lined up on the beach before moving inland. A radar turns at the top of a hill. USS Walworth County (LST-1164) is connected to the shore by a floating dry dock. Marines move forward with combat gear, armed with M1 rifles. A Marine fires an M1918 Browning (BAR).

Location(s)
Vieques (P.R.)

Camera crew
Delle Rose, A. (Sgt); Delle Puca, L. (SSgt)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Also filmed on the 5th and 10th of February, 1958.

Regiment
2nd 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
390

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
06/20/2022

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

Digital runtime
11:26

Digital file type
video/H264