USMC 100837: Marines land at Tarawa
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Title
USMC 100837: Marines land at Tarawa
Citation information
USMC 100837: Marines land at Tarawa. (P-7937 .) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
14/342/1
Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16
Additional identifiers
P-7937
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 100837
Decade
1940
Date
1943-11
Description
Marines aboard troop ships review sand tables and maps for the assault on Tarawa (code name ""Helen Island""). View of Beach Red One and Beach Red Two from an LVT. Destruction on the beach is shown. Pan of beach from pier at the end of the battle (probably D+4) followed by interior scenes. Films of ashore on made during combat follow--some certainly shot from Red Beach Three and perhaps a sequence from Red Beach Two. Engineers are shown reducing a covered fortified position with heavy equipment. Marines relax in the immediate aftermath of the battle. Korean laborers are brought in under guard.
Location(s)
Tarawa Atoll (Kiribati)
Camera crew
Norm Hatch; Obie Newcombe
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Conflict (combat)
Division
2nd Division
Regiment
2nd Marines
Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository
Original color
Color
Original audio
Silent
Original gauge
Film: 16mm
Original generation
Reversal: Positive
Original physical length
200
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
10/23/2018
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.
Digital runtime
6:19
Digital file type
video/H264
Keywords
World War II
Title
USMC 100837: Marines land at Tarawa
Citation information
USMC 100837: Marines land at Tarawa. (P-7937 .) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
14/342/1
Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16
Additional identifiers
P-7937
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 100837
Decade
1940
Date
1943-11
Description
Marines aboard troop ships review sand tables and maps for the assault on Tarawa (code name ""Helen Island""). View of Beach Red One and Beach Red Two from an LVT. Destruction on the beach is shown. Pan of beach from pier at the end of the battle (probably D+4) followed by interior scenes. Films of ashore on made during combat follow--some certainly shot from Red Beach Three and perhaps a sequence from Red Beach Two. Engineers are shown reducing a covered fortified position with heavy equipment. Marines relax in the immediate aftermath of the battle. Korean laborers are brought in under guard.
Location(s)
Tarawa Atoll (Kiribati)
Camera crew
Norm Hatch; Obie Newcombe
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Conflict (combat)
Division
2nd Division
Regiment
2nd Marines
Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository
Original color
Color
Original audio
Silent
Original gauge
Film: 16mm
Original generation
Reversal: Positive
Original physical length
200
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
10/23/2018
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.
Digital runtime
6:19
Digital file type
video/H264
Keywords
World War II
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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