USMC 100662: Iwo Jima 4th Division front lines

Item Description
Title
USMC 100662: Iwo Jima 4th Division front lines

Citation information
USMC 100662: Iwo Jima 4th Division front lines. United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
10/3110/1

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 100662

Decade
1940

Date
1945-02-28

Description
Wounded are carried back from the front A Marine examines a captured Japanese machine gun position, initially pointing out a frangible chemical grenade (possibly smoke). View looking south of the beachhead from 4th Division lines. Another chemical grenade is displayed for the camera and then Marines attempt to shoot it from a distance. A Recon Patrol ventures into enemy territory (map reference 184). Marines on the front lines take Hill #382 east of Airfield No. 2. Infantry with Tanks push forward on the front lines (map reference 201 Roger).

Location(s)
Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands, Japan)

Camera crew
R. E. Tiernan; Acosta

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Film date (note)
Filmed late February, early March 1945.

Division
4th Division


Regiment
23rd Marines
24th Marines


Battalion
2nd Battalion


Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original audio
Silent

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Positive

Original physical length
400

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. For further information please contact Moving Image Research Collections, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208.

Digital media type
Moving Image

Date digital file created
08/19/2019

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.

Digital runtime
12:53

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
World War II

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video