USMC 100536: Landings on Aguni, Okinawa

Description: Item Description Title USMC 100536: Landings on Aguni, Okinawa Citation information USMC 100536: Landings on Aguni, Okinawa . United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no BY Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 Additional identifiers 16-2261; FMPO 0531; R590-115; N-2601 MIRC inventory no. USMC 100536 Decade 1940 Date 1945-6 Description D-day of the Marines' operations at the island of Aguni in Okinawa on May 5, 1945. Footage includes the Marines' approach on LVTs accompanied by Navy vessels, walking along and firing from ridge lines and taking down and keeping Japanese flags. The majority of the footage follows civilian families emerging from bunkers and underground shelters, including young children who interact with and share snacks with the Marines. Location(s) Aguni Island ; Okinawa Military Grid Reference 52RCQ23644953 Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Division 1st Division Regiment 8th Marines Battalion 1st Battalion Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Postive Original physical length 300 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 06/20/2018 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 9:31 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II