USMC 101577: Aerials of Iwo Jima and Maui Arrival
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Item Description
Title
USMC 101577: Aerials of Iwo Jima and Maui Arrival
Citation information
USMC 101577: Aerials of Iwo Jima and Maui Arrival. (4D-16-46; R-1-2; v.1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
01/642
Marine Corps Library Number
0671-16
Additional identifiers
4D-16-46; R-1-2; v.1
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 101577
Decade
1940
Date
1945-03-10
Description
Aerial views of Iwo Jima and OY1 Grasshopper in flight in March of 1945. The USMC 4th Division Band plays aboard the USS Rockbridge (APA-228). A Catholic service is held on deck. Col. Walter W. Wensinger looks over the side of the ship. Seabees perform various duties on Iwo Jima. Marines disembark a ship at Maui (HI) in April of 1945. Salvation Army women (includes elements of 1st Battalion, 14th Marines) hand out coffee and doughnuts to Marines. Marines embark on trucks in a convoy before moving over dirt and hardtop roads.
Location(s)
Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands, Japan); Maui (HI.)
Camera crew
Price; Kennedy, J.W.; Shenton, S.F.; Bengston, E.C. (Sgt)
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Conflict (combat)
Film date (note)
Filmed March 10th and 19th and April 6th, 1945.
Division
4th Division
Regiment
23rd Marines
Battalion
1st Battalion
Air Wing
MAW-4
Air Group
MAG-41
Squadron
VMO-4
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
350
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
08/02/2019
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K
Digital runtime
12:18
Digital file type
video/H264
Keywords
World War II
Title
USMC 101577: Aerials of Iwo Jima and Maui Arrival
Citation information
USMC 101577: Aerials of Iwo Jima and Maui Arrival. (4D-16-46; R-1-2; v.1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
01/642
Marine Corps Library Number
0671-16
Additional identifiers
4D-16-46; R-1-2; v.1
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 101577
Decade
1940
Date
1945-03-10
Description
Aerial views of Iwo Jima and OY1 Grasshopper in flight in March of 1945. The USMC 4th Division Band plays aboard the USS Rockbridge (APA-228). A Catholic service is held on deck. Col. Walter W. Wensinger looks over the side of the ship. Seabees perform various duties on Iwo Jima. Marines disembark a ship at Maui (HI) in April of 1945. Salvation Army women (includes elements of 1st Battalion, 14th Marines) hand out coffee and doughnuts to Marines. Marines embark on trucks in a convoy before moving over dirt and hardtop roads.
Location(s)
Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands, Japan); Maui (HI.)
Camera crew
Price; Kennedy, J.W.; Shenton, S.F.; Bengston, E.C. (Sgt)
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Conflict (combat)
Film date (note)
Filmed March 10th and 19th and April 6th, 1945.
Division
4th Division
Regiment
23rd Marines
Battalion
1st Battalion
Air Wing
MAW-4
Air Group
MAG-41
Squadron
VMO-4
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
350
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
08/02/2019
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K
Digital runtime
12:18
Digital file type
video/H264
Keywords
World War II
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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