USMC 109508: Sgt. Kenneth Kraus Returns Home

Description: Item Description Title USMC 109508: Sgt. Kenneth Kraus Returns Home Citation information USMC 109508: Sgt. Kenneth Kraus Returns Home. United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 07/1858 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 MIRC inventory no. USMC 109508 Decade 1970 Date 1979-02-29 Description USMC Sgt. Kenneth Kraus arrives home after capture by Fadaiyan-e-Khalq militants. He is embraced by his mother and other family members. Gen. Louis Walt and Secretary of the Navy, William Graham Claytor Jr., award Sgt. Kraus the Purple Heart and the Navy Commendation Medal. Color Guard march. Sgt. Kraus addresses the audience and is interviewed by journalists. Location(s) Andrews AFB (Maryland) Camera crew Krans (Sgt); Harris Genre Documentary 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 1000 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 03/24/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 25:31 Digital file type video/H264