USMC 100536: Landings on Aguni, Okinawa

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