USMC 101096: Reducing the Umurbrogol pocket

Item Description
Title
USMC 101096: Reducing the Umurbrogol pocket

Citation information
USMC 101096: Reducing the Umurbrogol pocket. (P-3971, 1D-16-79.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/4123

Marine Corps Library Number
0095-16

Additional identifiers
P-3971; 1D-16-79

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 101096

Decade
1940

Date
1944-10-07

Description
On Peleliu, 11th Marine artillery fires on "Prostitute Ridge." Corsairs from VMF-114 operate from the islands airport bomb the ridge. Interspersed with scenes of Marines moving forward.

Location(s)
Peleliu, Paulau

Camera crew
C. D. Evans (Sgt); Grant Wolfkill (Sgt)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Division
1st Division


Regiment
5th Marines


Squadron
VMF-114


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
286

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
01/24/2019

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

Digital runtime
9:49

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
World War II