USMC 102334: Marine and sailor activities on USS Vella Gulf

Item Description
Title
USMC 102334: Marine and sailor activities on USS Vella Gulf

Citation information
USMC 102334: Marine and sailor activities on USS Vella Gulf. (AVN-16-140; R-5-7.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/4000

Marine Corps Library Number
1327-16

Additional identifiers
AVN-16-140; R-5-7

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 102334

Decade
1940

Date
1945-04-03

Description
In June 1945, scenes include Marines talking into microphone on USS Vella Gulf (CVE-111), shots of TBM landing on deck, and Marines and sailors listening to lecture and parading on deck. In April 1945, shots of members of MAG-4 by TBM. Aerials of ship and planes.

Location(s)
Unknown

Camera crew
E. Thompson; Link; F. G. Williamson (Sgt)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Film date (note)
First sequence filmed June 22nd and 23rd, 1945. Second sequence filmed April 3rd, 1945.

Air Wing
MAW-2


Air Group
MCVG-3
MASG-48
MAG-4


Squadron
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
320

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
10/11/2019

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

Digital runtime
8:54

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
World War II

Sources

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