USMC 101998: Marines landing in Cape Gloucester, New Britain

Item Description
Title
USMC 101998: Marines landing in Cape Gloucester, New Britain

Citation information
USMC 101998: Marines landing in Cape Gloucester, New Britain. (1D-16-3; R-4-4.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/387

Marine Corps Library Number
1031-16

Additional identifiers
1D-16-3; R-4-4

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 101998

Decade
1940

Date
1943-12-26

Description
Marines of the 1st Division come ashore on Cape Gloucester from LSTs (LST-66 and LST-68 shown). On December 29th, 7th Marines supported by Sherman tanks advance across a grass field towards the airfield. Marines inspect destroyed Japanese aircraft. On Decmber 30th, members of command staff meet at the airfield. On December 26th, 7th Marines are shown coming ashore (LCI-74 is shown).

Location(s)
Cape Gloucester (New Britain)

Camera crew
A. F. Monteverde; A. S. Carter

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Film date (note)
Filmed December 26th-30th, 1943.

Division
1st Division


Regiment
7th Marines


Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Reversal: Positive

Original physical length
241

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
06/02/2025

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

Digital runtime
7:05

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
World War II