USMC 106750: Amphibious Demonstration at Camp Schwab

Item Description
Title
USMC 106750: Amphibious Demonstration at Camp Schwab

Citation information
USMC 106750: Amphibious Demonstration at Camp Schwab. (WP-16-13-71; R-1-2; 57-2074.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/2825

Marine Corps Library Number
7215-16

Additional identifiers
WP-16-13-71; R-1-2; 57-2074

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 106750

Decade
1970

Date
1971-05-19

Description
LVTP5s drive across water and beach and unload Marines who shoot grenade launchers, rocket launchers, flame-throwers, and rifles. Helicopters, including AH1Gs, CH53s, and CH46As fly overhead. Marines rappel down from helo. Japanese officer Vice Adm. Tsukodu, Marine Corps officer Maj. Gen. L. Metzger, other officers, and women Marines watch. Asst. CMC Gen R.C. Davis flies in cockpit of AH1G. Other Marines include Col. L.C. Street III and Lt. Col. C.E. Reese.

Location(s)
Camp Schwab (Okinawa)

Camera crew
Armour, W.A.; Hurley, D.P. (GySgt); Rivera, H.R. (SSgt)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Division
3rd Division


Air Group
MAG-16


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
420

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
09/17/2022

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

Digital runtime
11:45

Digital file type
video/H264