USMC 101593: Signal activity on Iwo Jima
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Item Description
Title
USMC 101593: Signal activity on Iwo Jima
Citation information
USMC 101593: Signal activity on Iwo Jima. (5D-16-20; 661-16; R-2-5.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
01/504
Marine Corps Library Number
0817-16
Additional identifiers
5D-16-20; 661-16; R-2-5
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 101593
Decade
1940
Date
1945-02
Description
Substantial coverage of the Fifth Divisions signal/communications units. Division Signal Officer, Col. J. P. Burkley appears early in the film. Activities include inspection of captured Japanese portable radio equipment (with throat mics). Additional material shows C-46 loaded with wounded preparing for takeoff. Final sequence features A Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Marines "mopping up" at the 02 Phase Line, scenes include marching and aiming, and mail call in the field.
Location(s)
Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands, Japan)
Camera crew
A. S. Tracy (Cpl)
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Conflict (combat)
Division
5th Division
Regiment
27th Marines
Battalion
1st Battalion
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
340
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
08/03/2019
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.
Digital runtime
11:25
Digital file type
video/H264
Keywords
World War II
Title
USMC 101593: Signal activity on Iwo Jima
Citation information
USMC 101593: Signal activity on Iwo Jima. (5D-16-20; 661-16; R-2-5.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
01/504
Marine Corps Library Number
0817-16
Additional identifiers
5D-16-20; 661-16; R-2-5
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 101593
Decade
1940
Date
1945-02
Description
Substantial coverage of the Fifth Divisions signal/communications units. Division Signal Officer, Col. J. P. Burkley appears early in the film. Activities include inspection of captured Japanese portable radio equipment (with throat mics). Additional material shows C-46 loaded with wounded preparing for takeoff. Final sequence features A Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Marines "mopping up" at the 02 Phase Line, scenes include marching and aiming, and mail call in the field.
Location(s)
Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands, Japan)
Camera crew
A. S. Tracy (Cpl)
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Conflict (combat)
Division
5th Division
Regiment
27th Marines
Battalion
1st Battalion
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
340
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
08/03/2019
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.
Digital runtime
11:25
Digital file type
video/H264
Keywords
World War II
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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