USMC 101696: Pilots on USS Gilbert Islands

Description: Item Description Title USMC 101696: Pilots on USS Gilbert Islands Citation information USMC 101696: Pilots on USS Gilbert Islands. (AVN-16-168; R-74-83.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/870 V.1 Marine Corps Library Number 758-16 Additional identifiers AVN-16-168; R-74-83 MIRC inventory no. USMC 101696 Decade 1940 Date 1945-03-01 Description TBM lands on USS Gilbert Islands (CVE-107). Men work to stop TBM from tipping over edge of carrier. Shots of Marine officers and NCOs are shown including Capt Webb, Capt Marshall Tutton (LSO), Capt Arthur Patterson, Capt Worlund, Capt. William Sharpe, Maj Elton Mueller, Lt Montgomery, Lt Jackson, Lt Githens, Lt Faull, Lt Knickelbein, Lt Lally, Lt Liebeich, Capt John Fidler (LSO), Lt Brundage, Lt Hay, SSgt George Adams, SSgt Edward Martin, Lt Misamore, and Lt Leidecker. F4Us are moved on deck. Location(s) Santa Barbara (Calif.) Camera crew Whitney; J. S. August; Hampton; Link; Bostwick Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Film date (note) Filmed March 1-9, 1945. Air Wing MAW-2 Air Group MCVG-2 MASG-48 Squadron VMF-512 VMTB-143 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 380 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 07/30/2019 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 10:51 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II