USMC 104671: Guadalcanal to Vella Lavella

Description: Item Description Title USMC 104671: Guadalcanal to Vella Lavella Citation information USMC 104671: Guadalcanal to Vella Lavella. United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 05/1106 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 MIRC inventory no. USMC 104671 Decade 1940 Date 1943-08 Description The film opens aboard LST 341 as U.S. military pushes from Guadalcanal to Vella Lavella. Trucks remove cargo and carry it ashore. A camouflaged tank (undetermined model) delivers several soldiers both American and Australian to a field where they engage in combat. A PFC takes a deep drink of what appears to be a lager. Marines use a tractor to carve out a path in the jungle. Marines fry donuts in oil. Cooks make food. Location(s) Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands) Camera crew Mickelsen; Altfather; Fellows Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Division 3rd Division 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 750 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 04/29/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 20:34 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II