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

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