USMC 100028: Pacific base damaged by raid during World War II

Item Description
Title
USMC 100028: Pacific base damaged by raid during World War II

Citation information
USMC 100028: Pacific base damaged by raid during World War II. (APB-16-32; R-1-1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/2282

Marine Corps Library Number
3482-16

Additional identifiers
APB-16-32; R-1-1

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 100028

Decade
1940

Description
[Contains films from different events] Aerial footage of Japanese held Pacific Island being bombed followed by footage of a U.S. air field after raid by Japanese. Pan sequences showing B-24 Liberators destroyed and fires stil burning. Slate reds "cameraman Hoover | 1st Marines | 16 April 57 | Loc. 29 Palms." Subjects include Battery BFC, ammo pits, counter-battery radar (ANA/MPQ-10) ,and firing exercises.

Location(s)
29 Palms (Calif.)

Camera crew
Hoover

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Film date (note)
Filmed during World War II and on April 16, 1957.

Division
1st Division


Regiment
1st Marines


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
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. For further information please contact Moving Image Research Collections, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208.

Digital media type
Moving Image

Date digital file created
09/03/2019

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.

Digital runtime
15:00

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
World War II