USMC 101817: 5th Medical Battalion on Iwo Jima
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Item Description
Title
USMC 101817: 5th Medical Battalion on Iwo Jima
Citation information
USMC 101817: 5th Medical Battalion on Iwo Jima. (5D-16-27; R-2-4; V.1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
01/831
Marine Corps Library Number
0850-16
Additional identifiers
5D-16-27; R-2-4; V.1
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 101817
Decade
1940
Date
1945-02-18
Description
Activity aboard the USS Talladega (APA-208) on D-1, enroute to Iwo Jima. A man is silhouetted as he uses binoculars. 40mm gun crew operate guns. Marines engage playfully on deck. Marines gather to celebrate a Catholic Mass. Marines of the 5th Medical Battalion load onto LCM-3, heads towards Iwo Jima while under fire. LVTs move through the water. A Marine shows a list of Japanese combat phrases translated in Japanese and English. Marines land on and move up beach. A Marine keeps track of time with his watch. Members tend to and transport via stretchers their wounded fellows. Marines take note of casualties.
Location(s)
Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands, Japan)
Camera crew
Cockrell
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Conflict (combat)
Film date (note)
Filmed February 18th and 19th, 1945.
Division
5th Division
Battalion
5th Med 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
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.
Digital media type
Moving Image
Date digital file created
05/25/2023
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K
Digital runtime
12:23
Digital file type
video/H264
Keywords
World War II
Title
USMC 101817: 5th Medical Battalion on Iwo Jima
Citation information
USMC 101817: 5th Medical Battalion on Iwo Jima. (5D-16-27; R-2-4; V.1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
01/831
Marine Corps Library Number
0850-16
Additional identifiers
5D-16-27; R-2-4; V.1
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 101817
Decade
1940
Date
1945-02-18
Description
Activity aboard the USS Talladega (APA-208) on D-1, enroute to Iwo Jima. A man is silhouetted as he uses binoculars. 40mm gun crew operate guns. Marines engage playfully on deck. Marines gather to celebrate a Catholic Mass. Marines of the 5th Medical Battalion load onto LCM-3, heads towards Iwo Jima while under fire. LVTs move through the water. A Marine shows a list of Japanese combat phrases translated in Japanese and English. Marines land on and move up beach. A Marine keeps track of time with his watch. Members tend to and transport via stretchers their wounded fellows. Marines take note of casualties.
Location(s)
Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands, Japan)
Camera crew
Cockrell
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Conflict (combat)
Film date (note)
Filmed February 18th and 19th, 1945.
Division
5th Division
Battalion
5th Med 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
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.
Digital media type
Moving Image
Date digital file created
05/25/2023
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K
Digital runtime
12:23
Digital file type
video/H264
Keywords
World War II
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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