USMC 107260: ""Operation Solid Punch""

Item Description
Title
USMC 107260: ""Operation Solid Punch""

Citation information
USMC 107260: ""Operation Solid Punch"". (2D-16-122-1014-72; R-2-3; 55-1028.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/2810

Marine Corps Library Number
7597-16

Additional identifiers
2D-16-122-1014-72; R-2-3; 55-1028

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 107260

Decade
1970

Date
1972-10-29

Description
#22 Marine Amphibious Assault Unit participates in Operation Solid Punch. LVTP5s is partially camouflaged. AH1J helicopter, AV8A aircraft hovers and lands. AV8 pilot exits the cockpit. Marines march, armed with M16 rifles. A Catholic service is held, the hood of a jeep is used as an altar. Marines sit within a parked LVTP. CH53 helicopters land and Marines disembark. Marines wave astride a LVTP7 as it rolls along a dirt road. OV10 and A4E aircraft in flight.

Location(s)
Fort Stewart (Ga.)

Camera crew
Bland Jr., T.N. (GySgt)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
to the 30th of October

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
390

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
10/11/2022

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

Digital runtime
10:56

Digital file type
video/H264