USMC 102328: Marine and sailor activities on USS Vella Gulf

Item Description
Title
USMC 102328: Marine and sailor activities on USS Vella Gulf

Citation information
USMC 102328: Marine and sailor activities on USS Vella Gulf. (AVN-16-140; R-2-7.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/1006

Marine Corps Library Number
1324-16

Additional identifiers
AVN-16-140; R-2-7

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 102328

Decade
1940

Date
1945-06-17

Description
Marines and sailors, including African Americans, on deck for relaxation, inspection, and presentation of medals with the commander of the ship (USS Vella Gulf, CVE-111), Robert W. Morse. Shots of F4Us and TBMs taking off and flying in formation for first flight after departure and dive bombing. General Quarters drill.

Location(s)
Unknown

Camera crew
Salkow; Lopez

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Film date (note)
Filmed June 17th-24th, 1945.

Air Wing
MAW-2


Air Group
MASG-48
MCVG-3


Squadron
VMF-513
VMTB-234


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
315

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
10/16/2019

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

Digital runtime
9:12

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
World War II