USMC 111057: Army General Jack Vessey in Grenada during Operation Urgent Fury

Item Description
Title
USMC 111057: Army General Jack Vessey in Grenada during Operation Urgent Fury

Citation information
USMC 111057: Army General Jack Vessey in Grenada during Operation Urgent Fury. United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/1168

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 111057

Decade
1980

Date
1983-10-30

Description
Footage of Marines in Grenada during Operation Urgent Fury. Deserted, damaged buildings are shown. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army General Jack Vessey, Jr. speaks with various military personnel. Marines interact with locals. CH46 Sea Knights and AH1J SeaCobras are shown in flight and landing on an aircraft carrier.

Location(s)
Grenada

Camera crew
Robinson (Camera operator); Eastern Regional Audiovisual Production Unit

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Film date (note)
Filmed on October 30, 1983.

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
547

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
07/20/2023

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

Digital runtime
15:35

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
Grenada