USMC 105889: Beach Landing Operations

Item Description
Title
USMC 105889: Beach Landing Operations

Citation information
USMC 105889: Beach Landing Operations. (2D-16-10-68; R-2-2; 6-1866.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
14/147

Marine Corps Library Number
6275-16

Additional identifiers
2D-16-10-68; R-2-2; 6-1866

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 105889

Decade
1960

Date
1968-04

Description
Marines disembark from LCMs and LVTP-5s. USMC members undergo beach landing training via rubber boats and erect tents. LCU-1466 moves toward the beach. Marines push a 6x6 truck through the sand. A mechanical mule and Jeeps disembark from an LCM.

Location(s)
Sardinia (Italy)

Camera crew
G. Kurtz

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Division
2nd Division


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
380

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
08/11/2022

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

Digital runtime
10:41

Digital file type
video/H264