USMC 106009: Marines Prepare for Cruise

Item Description
Title
USMC 106009: Marines Prepare for Cruise

Citation information
USMC 106009: Marines Prepare for Cruise. (3M-16-1-69; R-1-3; 57-1059.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/2314

Marine Corps Library Number
6346-16

Additional identifiers
3M-16-1-69; R-1-3; 57-1059

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 106009

Decade
1960

Date
1969-10-30

Description
Cargo is loaded from Camp Schwab and onto trucks. USS New Orleans (LPH-11) is loaded with cargo and boarded by USN sailors and Marines. An anchor is lifted. Marines are delivered via buses and march with their gear including M16 rifles. Ship deck activity. USN officers oversee activity. CH46 helicopters sit idle on deck.

Location(s)
Camp Schwab (Okinawa)

Camera crew
Ransom, D. J. (Cpl)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed over several days including the 1st and 2nd of November, 1969.

Regiment
9th Marines


Battalion
1st Battalion


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
470

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
08/13/2022

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

Digital runtime
13:08

Digital file type
video/H264