USMC 101079: Shipboard preparations for Peleliu
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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
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
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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