USMC 101079: Shipboard preparations for Peleliu

Description: Item Description Title USMC 101079: Shipboard preparations for Peleliu Citation information USMC 101079: Shipboard preparations for Peleliu. (1D-16-52.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/416 Marine Corps Library Number 0065-16 Additional identifiers 1D-16-52 MIRC inventory no. USMC 101079 Decade 1940 Date 1944-08-29 Description Film starts with Marines on the beach, prepping and moving equipment such as tracked vehicles, artillery pieces, and tanks. Film moves on to the 5th Regiment prepping for Peleliu (""B"" Company featured), showing various activities on the ship. These include officer briefings and communications, prepping ammo, and hair cuts. Scenes made aboard LST 658. Location(s) Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); Peleliu, Paulau Camera crew Paul Peters (Sgt) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Film date (note) Filmed on various dates from August 29th to September 13th, 1944. Division 1st Division Regiment 5th Marines Battalion 1st Battalion 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 420 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 01/16/2019 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 13:05 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II