USMC 101577: Aerials of Iwo Jima and Maui Arrival

Description: Item Description Title USMC 101577: Aerials of Iwo Jima and Maui Arrival Citation information USMC 101577: Aerials of Iwo Jima and Maui Arrival. (4D-16-46; R-1-2; v.1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/642 Marine Corps Library Number 0671-16 Additional identifiers 4D-16-46; R-1-2; v.1 MIRC inventory no. USMC 101577 Decade 1940 Date 1945-03-10 Description Aerial views of Iwo Jima and OY1 Grasshopper in flight in March of 1945. The USMC 4th Division Band plays aboard the USS Rockbridge (APA-228). A Catholic service is held on deck. Col. Walter W. Wensinger looks over the side of the ship. Seabees perform various duties on Iwo Jima. Marines disembark a ship at Maui (HI) in April of 1945. Salvation Army women (includes elements of 1st Battalion, 14th Marines) hand out coffee and doughnuts to Marines. Marines embark on trucks in a convoy before moving over dirt and hardtop roads. Location(s) Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands, Japan); Maui (HI.) Camera crew Price; Kennedy, J.W.; Shenton, S.F.; Bengston, E.C. (Sgt) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Film date (note) Filmed March 10th and 19th and April 6th, 1945. Division 4th Division Regiment 23rd Marines Battalion 1st Battalion Air Wing MAW-4 Air Group MAG-41 Squadron VMO-4 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 350 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. Digital media type Moving Image Date digital file created 08/02/2019 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 12:18 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II