USMC 101228: Guam cemeteries and awards

Item Description
Title
USMC 101228: Guam cemeteries and awards

Citation information
USMC 101228: Guam cemeteries and awards. (3D-16-84; R-2-2.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/1488

Marine Corps Library Number
0437-16

Additional identifiers
3D-16-84; R-2-2; v.1

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 101228

Decade
1940

Date
1945-1-19

Description
Marines walk about Third Division Cemetery on Guam. Close ups of graves include those for Pfc. W. J. Chernota, Pfc. E. A. Lindenberg, I. Margolis, Lt. Col. C. S. White, PFC Blitz (war dog), Pfc. Poncho (war dog), and an unidentified Marine. Maj. Gen. Graves B. Erskine distributes awards. Morning routine of a Marine is shown, including chow and face wash.

Location(s)
Hagatña (Guam); Guam

Camera crew
J. B. Fellows; R. F. VanDerveer

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Film date (note)
Filmed January 19th-21st, 1945.

Division
3rd Division


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
275

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
03/07/2019

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

Digital runtime
9:28

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
World War II