USMC 101550: Japanese POWs, Ammunition Dump

Item Description
Title
USMC 101550: Japanese POWs, Ammunition Dump

Citation information
USMC 101550: Japanese POWs, Ammunition Dump. (5D-16-12; R-1-3; v.2.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/5

Marine Corps Library Number
0650-16

Additional identifiers
5D-16-12; R-1-3; v.2

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 101550

Decade
1940

Date
1945-3-1

Description
A Japanese prisoner set up camp and engage in conversation with U.S. Marines. Artillery is fired by night. Explosions go off and tracers descend from above.

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

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Division
5th Division


Battalion
5th Tank 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
250

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
09/13/2019

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

Digital runtime
8:56

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
World War II