USMC 105019: Marine Corps Equipment Board, 4.2 recoilless chemical mortar

Description: Item Description Title USMC 105019: Marine Corps Equipment Board, 4.2 recoilless chemical mortar Citation information USMC 105019: Marine Corps Equipment Board, 4.2 recoilless chemical mortar. (HQ-16-527; R-1-1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/4225 Marine Corps Library Number 3107-16 Additional identifiers HQ-16-527; R-1-1 MIRC inventory no. USMC 105019 Decade 1940 Date 1945-01 Description Marines unload, set up, and fire 4.2 recoilless chemical mortar at various targets in a field. Footage of the damage caused by mortar. The mortar is then disassembled and loaded back onto a jeep. Marines listen to a lecture on hand grenades, work on proper throwing technique with practice grenades. Location(s) Unknown Camera crew O'Neill, John E. (1stLt) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary 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 475 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 06/21/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 14:13 Digital file type video/H264