USMC 101646: Wreath laying ceremony on Tarawa (WWII)

Description: Item Description Title USMC 101646: Wreath laying ceremony on Tarawa (WWII) Citation information USMC 101646: Wreath laying ceremony on Tarawa (WWII). United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1336v1 Marine Corps Library Number 725-16 Additional identifiers USMC 101646 MIRC inventory no. USMC 101646, AVN-16-34 (Reel 1 of 2) Decade 1940 Date 1944-11 Description Footage of the Tarawa Atoll circa 1944 centered on a ceremony for Marines who fell in the Battle of Tarawa during WWII. Marines honor fallen soldiers and lay wreaths on graves. Includes extensive footage of the Atoll, its cemeteries, and the operations of its facilities. Location(s) Tarawa Atoll (Kiribati) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) 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 300 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 05/04/2018 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 09:55 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II