USMC 111226: ""The US Marine Corps in Vietnam""

Item Description
Title
USMC 111226: ""The US Marine Corps in Vietnam""

Citation information
USMC 111226: ""The US Marine Corps in Vietnam"". (#00426.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
13/4711

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

Additional identifiers
#00426

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 111226

Decade
1960

Description
A compilation of several films. First, Marines wade through marshy terrain and villages in Vietnam. Locals stand by as Marines search for Viet Cong. Marines capture Viet Cong members, travel through the river and through the jungle with South Vietnamese allies. A CH34 helicopter lands in a field and injured Marines are evacuated. The second subject covers the USMC ""People to People"" campaign. Possibly MajGen. G.W. Smith and other Marines engage with locals, hand out supplies. Medical attention is given to children and locals. Vietnamese villagers go about their daily activities. A UH1 helicopter lands on aircraft carrier, marine medical personnel arrive to transfer injured civilian and child to another helicopter. Injured civilians airlifted and transferred to medical facility on land. Third subject, ""Logistics"", contains images of USMC supplies, fuel. The fourth section, ""Aircraft Operations"", contains aerial views of a base. C130 aircraft refuels F4 Phantoms. F4s land on an airstrip. Marines service and load bombs onto F4 aircraft. Marines prepare parachutes and board a C130 aircraft. A tiger hide sits in the cockpit of an F4. Marine pilots prepare in the ready room. F8 Crusaders land aboard the deck of an aircraft carrier. The next subject, ""This is Vietnam"", shows street life in Vietnam to include the US Embassy, a church, and other various shots of city and local life. The final subject contains Marines viewing the damage after an attack on an airstrip.

Location(s)
Quang Nam (Vietnam); Da Nang (Vietnam.)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Air Wing
MAW-2
MAW-1


Air Group
MAG-31
MAG-12
MAG-14


Squadron
VMFA-531
VMFA-115
VMGR-152
VMA-542
VMFA-212


Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original audio
Silent

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Positive

Original physical length
1400

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
07/26/2023

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

Digital runtime
36:56

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
Vietnam War