USMC 100486: Fifth Division ashore on Iwo Jima

Description: Item Description Title USMC 100486: Fifth Division ashore on Iwo Jima Citation information USMC 100486: Fifth Division ashore on Iwo Jima. (5D-16-19 reel 3 of 7; ""10-28-54""; ""FMPL #1211""; ""Buaer Index #8691"".) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/315 v.1 Marine Corps Library Number 0826-16 Additional identifiers 5D-16-19; R-3-7; 10-28-54; FMPL #1211; Buaer Index #8691; v.1 MIRC inventory no. USMC 100486 Decade 1940 Date 1945-3-1 Description Fifth Division rear area activities on D+10. Cameraman (Cockrell) and assistant make their way from the shore through the rear areas toward the front, marking their progress on a map along the way. They film supply stacks and USMC encampments, including a Japanese Intelligence Material Documents and Weapons station with stacks of rifles, helmets, binoculars, supply boxes and explosives. They also pass a shore party encampment as they progress to the airfield and the 5th Division command post. The majority of the film depicts supply movement and organization by Marines, with close up shots of various rations (coffee, apricots, sausages), diesel and gasoline cans and medical supply boxes. Location(s) Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands, Japan) Military Grid Reference 54RWN31754083 Camera crew Cockrell Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Division 5th Division Regiment 26th 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 350 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 08/14/2019 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 12:05 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II