USMC 100492: Carrier operations on board Cape Gloucester, 1945

Description: Item Description Title USMC 100492: Carrier operations on board Cape Gloucester, 1945 Citation information USMC 100492: Carrier operations on board Cape Gloucester, 1945. United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1083 Marine Corps Library Number 1370-16 Additional identifiers USMC 100492 MIRC inventory no. USMC 100492, AVN-16-158; R-1-4 Decade 1940 Date 1945-06-07 Description USMC pilot Lt. Fuller arrives safely back at the escort carrier, USS Cape Gloucester (CVE-109), after downing his first enemy plane. The crew of CVE-109 celebrates the ship's first combat victory and Lt. Fuller is presented with an Air Medal. Film also features aerial views of ships providing shore bombardment on Okinawa. Film concludes with Marines throwing lines to a tanker ship, which comes alongside. Location(s) East China Sea Camera crew Gaunt; Rubalcava Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Film date (note) Filmed on June 7, 1945. Air Wing MAW-2 Air Group MASG-48 MCVG-4 Squadron VMF-351 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 354 Original aspect ratio 1.33:1 (full frame silent) 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 06/07/2018 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 12:03 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II