USMC 104906: Landings on Sardinia

Description: Item Description Title USMC 104906: Landings on Sardinia Citation information USMC 104906: Landings on Sardinia. (2D-16-220; R-2-3.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1758 Marine Corps Library Number 3038-16 Additional identifiers 2D-16-220; R-2-3 MIRC inventory no. USMC 104906 Decade 1950 Date 1957-05-11 Description LCVPs carry the 1st battalion, 2nd Marines ashore for landing exercises. A tractor lands on the beach. Marines march ashore. An LST delivers an M48 tank. High ranking officers and USN Admirals (Admirals Arleigh A. Burke, Henry C. Bruton, and Charles R. Brown included) greet and converse with Marines. Marines perform physical exercises aboard the USS Monrovia (APA-31). Location(s) Sardinia (Italy) Camera crew Pinyerd, J.M. (PFC) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Division 2nd Division Regiment 2nd Marines Battalion 1st Battalion 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 380 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 06/15/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 9:38 Digital file type video/H264