USMC 101335: Lead up to Saipan

Description: Item Description Title USMC 101335: Lead up to Saipan Citation information USMC 101335: Lead up to Saipan. (4D-16-7; R-18-54.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/172 Marine Corps Library Number 0506-16 Additional identifiers 4D-16-7; R-18-54; v.1 MIRC inventory no. USMC 101335 Decade 1940 Date 1944-06-13 Description Shots of harbor and island, and particularly Garapan. Howitzers and tanks are shown in action. Civilian prisoners ride on truck, and an abandoned Japanese barge is shown. Supplies are moved by various means, including train, and LVTs move ashore. Location(s) Garapan (Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands); Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands); Eniwetok Area Camera crew E. C. Bengston (Sgt); DeVinna; H. Schlosberg (Lt) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Division 4th 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 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 03/25/2019 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 12:14 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II