USMC 102217: USS Block Island and other ships off Okinawa
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Title
USMC 102217: USS Block Island and other ships off Okinawa
Citation information
USMC 102217: USS Block Island and other ships off Okinawa. (AVN-16-98; R-2-3.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
01/2883
Marine Corps Library Number
1240-16
Additional identifiers
AVN-16-98; R-2-3
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 102217
Decade
1940
Date
1945-5-06
Description
Sgt. A. Thompson and Sgt. Lyle L. Louis work on TBMs on deck of USS Block Island (CVE-21). Pfc. Don T. Ingles and Corp. James R. Jackson play cards on wing of PBM. Tanker, USS Merrimack (AO-37) refuels carrier, while Sgts James Earl and Leroy F. Reese watch. Mail transferred across buoy line, along with sailor Trewwhitt. Pilots Brown, Chupka, Staff Sgt. Ben Cannon, 2nd Lt. Jack MArconi, and Staff Sgt. Joseph Surovey talk to camera. Signal officer works flags.
Location(s)
Okinawa
Camera crew
Moriarty; Mitchell
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Conflict (combat)
Film date (note)
Filmed May 6th-9th, 1945.
Air Group
MASG-48
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. 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
09/17/2019
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.
Digital runtime
9:50
Digital file type
video/H264
Keywords
World War II
Title
USMC 102217: USS Block Island and other ships off Okinawa
Citation information
USMC 102217: USS Block Island and other ships off Okinawa. (AVN-16-98; R-2-3.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
01/2883
Marine Corps Library Number
1240-16
Additional identifiers
AVN-16-98; R-2-3
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 102217
Decade
1940
Date
1945-5-06
Description
Sgt. A. Thompson and Sgt. Lyle L. Louis work on TBMs on deck of USS Block Island (CVE-21). Pfc. Don T. Ingles and Corp. James R. Jackson play cards on wing of PBM. Tanker, USS Merrimack (AO-37) refuels carrier, while Sgts James Earl and Leroy F. Reese watch. Mail transferred across buoy line, along with sailor Trewwhitt. Pilots Brown, Chupka, Staff Sgt. Ben Cannon, 2nd Lt. Jack MArconi, and Staff Sgt. Joseph Surovey talk to camera. Signal officer works flags.
Location(s)
Okinawa
Camera crew
Moriarty; Mitchell
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Conflict (combat)
Film date (note)
Filmed May 6th-9th, 1945.
Air Group
MASG-48
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. 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
09/17/2019
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.
Digital runtime
9:50
Digital file type
video/H264
Keywords
World War II
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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