USMC 102268: 5th Amphibious Corps/4th Div signal battalion on beach at Iwo Jima

Item Description
Title
USMC 102268: 5th Amphibious Corps/4th Div signal battalion on beach at Iwo Jima

Citation information
USMC 102268: 5th Amphibious Corps/4th Div signal battalion on beach at Iwo Jima. (5AC-16-71; R-8-20.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
11/3937

Marine Corps Library Number
1256-16

Additional identifiers
5AC-16-71; R-8-20

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 102268

Decade
1940

Date
1945-02-28

Description
5th Amphibious Corps/4th Division signal battalion in dug out and tent on Iwo Jima--shot features an SCR-399 radio unit. Thompson works equipment in communications jeep, and Lt. Col. D. Schapzel looks at situation map. U. S. Army personnel operate AN/TPS-1B long range early warning radar. Marines shown driving M29C Weasels (one of which has the name "SHOVEL FACE II"). General views of the Signal operations also show Marines arriving with damaged equipment to be replaced by the Signal Quarter Master.

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

Camera crew
C. R. Powe (Sgt)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Film date (note)
Filmed February 28th and March 1st, 1945.

Division
4th Division


Battalion
Signal 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. 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
10/01/2019

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

Digital runtime
13:11

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
World War II