USMC 100739: Iwo Jima, preparations and D-Day

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

Sources

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