USMC 104119: Carrier activity on USS Santee

Item Description
Title
USMC 104119: Carrier activity on USS Santee

Citation information
USMC 104119: Carrier activity on USS Santee. (AVN-16-158; R-4-4.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/1070

Marine Corps Library Number
2676-16

Additional identifiers
AVN-16-158; R-4-4

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104119

Decade
1940

Date
1945-07-12

Description
Aerial footage of a naval fleet and of a F4U in flight. Sailors aboard the USS Santee (CVE-29) lower the U.S. flag in honor of the dead. F4Us land on the USS Santee. Aboard the USS Gloucester (CVE-109) sailors lower a large engine into the sea and Marines receive awards. Sailors known to be in the film: Humes.

Location(s)
Unknown

Camera crew
J. S. August

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed on July 12, 1945.

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
180

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.

Digital media type
Moving Image

Date digital file created
7/8/2021

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

Digital runtime
5:01

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
World War II