USMC 102404: Marines on USS Vella Gulf

Item Description
Title
USMC 102404: Marines on USS Vella Gulf

Citation information
USMC 102404: Marines on USS Vella Gulf. (AVN-16-157; R-7-8.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/1142

Marine Corps Library Number
1368-16

Additional identifiers
AVN-16-157; R-7-8

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 102404

Decade
1940

Date
1945-07-14

Description
Shots of dentist and patient messing around for "Saturday night" sequence on USS Vella Gulf (CVE-111). Officers at mess during supper, including Wats, Dickerman, Maxwell, and Dearborn. Shots of pilots in the cockpit, including Capt. Montagne, Lt. Bibby, Lt. Pavelika, Lt. Baur, Lt. Sessi, Lt. Cain, Lt. McClain, Lt. Schluter, and Lt. Christensen.

Location(s)
Okinawa

Camera crew
Bostwick; Link

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Film date (note)
Filmed July 14th and 17th, 1945.

Air Wing
MAW-2


Air Group
MASG-48
MCVG-3


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
300

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
8:12

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
World War II