USMC 101593: Signal activity on Iwo Jima

Description: 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