USMC 105253: Russell Islands Preparation

Item Description
Title
USMC 105253: Russell Islands Preparation

Citation information
USMC 105253: Russell Islands Preparation. (HQ-16-538; R-5-8; 57-0299.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/2046

Marine Corps Library Number
3245-16

Additional identifiers
HQ-16-538; R-5-8; 57-0299

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 105253

Decade
1940

Date
1944-07-18

Description
LVT1s land on the beach. Aerial view shows a fleet of ships just offshore. Sailors busy themselves with loading cargo aboard a vessel. Marines clean and dissemble an M2 howitzer. Members of the 5th marines load and fire an 81mm mortar. Sailors draw cargo between ships over a line, one of the vessels being the USS Cape Gloucester (CVE-109).

Location(s)
Pavuvu; Russell Islands

Camera crew
Peters, Paul (Sgt); Rubalcava

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Film date (note)
Shot over multiple days including July 15th, 1945.

Regiment
5th Marines


Battalion
1st Battalion


Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
B&W

Original audio
Silent

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Negative

Original physical length
400

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
07/06/2022

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k

Digital runtime
11:19

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
World War II WWII