USMC 101866: Dedication of 5th Division cemetery

Item Description
Title
USMC 101866: Dedication of 5th Division cemetery

Citation information
USMC 101866: Dedication of 5th Division cemetery. (5D-16-32; 81606; R-3-4.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/847

Marine Corps Library Number
0870-16

Additional identifiers
5D-16-32; 81606; R-3-4

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 101866

Decade
1940

Date
1945-03-21

Description
Dedication of 5th Marine Division cemetery with ceremonies featuring 5th Div CO Maj. Gen. Keller Rockey, and chaplains, including Rabbi Roland B. Gittelsohn delivering his famous dedication (text: https://www.usmcu.edu/Research/Marine-Corps-History-Division/Frequently-Requested-Topics/Historical-Documents-Orders-and-Speeches/The-Purest-Democracy/). One grave shown is D. Fox. 13th Marines wait on beach and then load onto LST to leave Iwo Jima.

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

Camera crew
Cockrell; L. L. Louft

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Division
5th Division


Regiment
13th Marines


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
440

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
08/06/2019

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

Digital runtime
12:48

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
World War II

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video