USMC 101524: Camp Tarawa inspection

Item Description
Title
USMC 101524: Camp Tarawa inspection

Citation information
USMC 101524: Camp Tarawa inspection. (5D-16-1; R-1-8.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/635

Marine Corps Library Number
0635-16

Additional identifiers
5D-16-1; R-1-8; v.2

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 101524

Decade
1940

Date
1944-12-04

Description
MajGen Keller Rockey (also present his aide, Cpt. Sydney Woodd-Cahusac) inspects elements of the Fifth Division at Camp Tarawa. DUKWs with 105mm howitzers. Additional scenes show the regiment training in the field and firing round

Location(s)
Camp Tarawa (HI); Hilo (HI)

Camera crew
L. L. Louft

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Film date (note)
Filmed December 4th, 5th, and 12th, 1944.

Division
5th Division


Regiment
13th Marines


Battalion
3rd Battalion


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
360

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
05/21/2019

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

Digital runtime
11:46

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
World War II