USMC 101180: Early in Battle of Peleliu

Item Description
Title
USMC 101180: Early in Battle of Peleliu

Citation information
USMC 101180: Early in Battle of Peleliu. United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/4114

Marine Corps Library Number
0273 -16

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 101180

Decade
1940

Date
1944-9-16

Description
Battle of Peleliu, beginning of conflict with fighting near the airfield and the village of Omaok. Marines patrol, fight with small arms, and rest in trenches. Dead Japanese are shown, and wounded Marines get treated and carried off on stretchers.

Location(s)
Peleliu, Paulau

Camera crew
Paul Peters (Sgt)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Film date (note)
Filmed September 16th and 18th, 1944.

Division
1st Division


Regiment
5th Marines


Battalion
1st Battalion
3rd 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
400

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
02/22/2019

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

Digital runtime
13:19

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
World War II