USMC 100595: "The Naval Workers Digest: Okinawa"

Item Description
Title
USMC 100595: "The Naval Workers Digest: Okinawa"

Citation information
USMC 100595: "The Naval Workers Digest: Okinawa". United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
10/2962/1

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 100595

Decade
1940

Date
1945

Description
Produced for the U.S. Navy by Pathe News, Inc. in 1945, this digest covers the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt's christening and the invasion of Okinawa. The first brief section shows Eleanor Roosevelt boarding the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt for its christening, followed by the carrier's sponsor Mrs. John H. Towers--wife of Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet--as well as Admiral Ernest J. King and General George Marshall. The following segment covers the invasion of Okinawa by U.S. forces during World War II by air, sea, and land. This segment highlights the might of the U.S. Armed Forces' planes, ships, weapons, and soldiers, and pays special tribute to the combat medical teams and the crucial role they play in battle.

Location(s)
Okinawa

Producing entity
Pathe News, Inc. (Production unit)

Genre
Public relations

Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original audio
Sound

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Postive

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
07/17/2018

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

Digital runtime
09:48

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
World War II

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video