USMC 104906: Landings on Sardinia

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