USMC 100595: "The Naval Workers Digest: Okinawa"

Description: 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