USMC 109508: Sgt. Kenneth Kraus Returns Home

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