USMC 106044: Riverine Exercises Activities

Item Description
Title
USMC 106044: Riverine Exercises Activities

Citation information
USMC 106044: Riverine Exercises Activities. (2D-16-18-68; R-1-5;55-0904.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
14/223

Marine Corps Library Number
6517-16

Additional identifiers
2D-16-18-68; R-1-5;55-0904

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 106044

Decade
1960

Date
1968-08-07

Description
Riverine exercise activities. CH53As, CH46As land on the USS Boxer (LPH-4). Aerial views of ships and landing craft. Aerial views of the USS Grant County (LST-1174), the USS Rankin (AKA-103/LKA-103), and LCMs. On land, a Marine cleans an M14. Other Marines on a pier dive into a river. In an exercise, Marines acting as aggressors toss a colored smoke grenade, fire M14s. Marines board an LCM. LCMs dock next to the USS Grant County. An LCM beaches in a marshy area. Marines unload from another beached LCM. Views of F4s flying overhead.

Location(s)
Beaufort (S.C.)

Camera crew
Kurtz, G.D.

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Division
2nd Division


Squadron
HMRL-162


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
480

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
08/16/2022

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

Digital runtime
13:27

Digital file type
video/H264