USMC 101065: Russell Island activities ft. 5th War Dog Platoon

Item Description
Title
USMC 101065: Russell Island activities ft. 5th War Dog Platoon

Citation information
USMC 101065: Russell Island activities ft. 5th War Dog Platoon. (1D-16-38.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/305

Marine Corps Library Number
0053-16

Additional identifiers
1D-16-38; v.1

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 101065

Decade
1940

Date
1944-7-26

Description
Film slated as ""TQM tie in shots."" Shows unloading equipment from ships onto boats, including fuel and dog food for the 5th War Dog Platoon, which is also shown. Marines practice amphibious maneuvers around island in DUKWs. 15th C.B.s repair equipment.

Location(s)
Russell Islands

Camera crew
Alan R. Gray (Cpl)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Film date (note)
Filmed on multiple dates: July 26th, 28th, and 31st, 1944.

Division
2nd Division


Regiment
7th Marines


Battalion
2nd Battalion


Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original audio
Silent

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Positive

Original physical length
300

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
01/10/2019

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

Digital runtime
9:46

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
World War II