USMC 101586: Dedication and Embarking on Iwo Jima

Description: Item Description Title USMC 101586: Dedication and Embarking on Iwo Jima Citation information USMC 101586: Dedication and Embarking on Iwo Jima. (4D-16-44; R-2-4; v.1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/41 Marine Corps Library Number 0680-16 Additional identifiers 4D-16-44; R-2-4; v.1 MIRC inventory no. USMC 101586 Decade 1940 Date 1945-03-14 Description Marines attend a dedication ceremony at the 4th Division Cemetery. Marines march with M1 rifles. A Marine handles, wires a rocket and places it on a launcher. The rocket hits a Japanese blockhouse. Smoke rises into the air. Marines attend a flag raising ceremony. Chaplains and Gen. C.B. Cates addresses attendees. Gen. Hart in background. Marines attend various religious ceremonies. Marines walk through the cemetery to pay their respects. Flag raising with band. Troops embark on LCTs and LSTss Location(s) Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands, Japan) Camera crew Weinberger, H.A.; Shenton, S.F.; Bengston, E.C. (Sgt) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Film date (note) Filmed March 14th-16th, 1945. 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 360 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 Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 11:57 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II