USMC 100739: Iwo Jima, preparations and D-Day

Description: Item Description Title USMC 100739: Iwo Jima, preparations and D-Day Citation information USMC 100739: Iwo Jima, preparations and D-Day. United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 10/3382/1 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 MIRC inventory no. USMC 100739 Decade 1940 Date 1945-02 Description MajGen Keller E. Rockey (also present his aide, Cpt. Sydney Woodd-Cahusac) as well as other officers inspect various units of the Fifth Division at Camp Tarawa prior to embarking for the Iwo Jima campaign. Scenes aboard transport are then followed by Norm Hatch's footage of landing on Iwo Jima, H+4 hours. Amphibious landing craft (USS LSM-264, USS LSM-141, USS LSM-242, and USS LSM-47) are all shown as is unloading and setting up on the beach. Note: war dog shown with Marine on beach. Reel ends with unrelated footage of Randolph Scott on a USO tour to Bougainville in January 1944. Location(s) Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands, Japan); Hilo (HI);Camp Tarawa (HI);Bougainville Island (Papua New Guinea) Camera crew Norm Hatch; Joe Davis Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Film date (note) Filmed prior to and on February 19, 1945. Division 5th Division Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color B&W Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Negative 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 09/20/2018 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 11:37 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II