USMC 104738: ""The Marianas Islands Part II: Guam""

Description: Item Description Title USMC 104738: ""The Marianas Islands Part II: Guam"" Citation information USMC 104738: ""The Marianas Islands Part II: Guam"". (00160 ; H.R. A-10A.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 04/930 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 Additional identifiers 00160 ; H.R. A-10A MIRC inventory no. USMC 104738 Decade 1940 Date 1946 Description With the use of combat footage, maps, and diagrams, the narrator describes the recapture of Guam from Japan in 1944. The campaign is discussed in detail from assault landings through the arrival of B-29s on refurbished landing strips. The 1st Provisional Marine Brigade, 3rd Marine Division, and the 77th Army Division are filmed in action during the assault. Location(s) Guam Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Informational Film date (note) Combat footage filmed in July and August 1944. Division 3rd Division Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color B&W Original audio Sound Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Postive Original physical length 450 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 05/11/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 13:09 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II