USMC 101646: Wreath laying ceremony on Tarawa (WWII)

Item Description
Title
USMC 101646: Wreath laying ceremony on Tarawa (WWII)

Citation information
USMC 101646: Wreath laying ceremony on Tarawa (WWII). United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/1336v1

Marine Corps Library Number
725-16

Additional identifiers
USMC 101646

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 101646, AVN-16-34 (Reel 1 of 2)

Decade
1940

Date
1944-11

Description
Footage of the Tarawa Atoll circa 1944 centered on a ceremony for Marines who fell in the Battle of Tarawa during WWII. Marines honor fallen soldiers and lay wreaths on graves. Includes extensive footage of the Atoll, its cemeteries, and the operations of its facilities.

Location(s)
Tarawa Atoll (Kiribati)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

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
300

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
05/04/2018

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

Digital runtime
09:55

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
World War II