USMC 101817: 5th Medical Battalion on Iwo Jima

Description: Item Description Title USMC 101817: 5th Medical Battalion on Iwo Jima Citation information USMC 101817: 5th Medical Battalion on Iwo Jima. (5D-16-27; R-2-4; V.1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/831 Marine Corps Library Number 0850-16 Additional identifiers 5D-16-27; R-2-4; V.1 MIRC inventory no. USMC 101817 Decade 1940 Date 1945-02-18 Description Activity aboard the USS Talladega (APA-208) on D-1, enroute to Iwo Jima. A man is silhouetted as he uses binoculars. 40mm gun crew operate guns. Marines engage playfully on deck. Marines gather to celebrate a Catholic Mass. Marines of the 5th Medical Battalion load onto LCM-3, heads towards Iwo Jima while under fire. LVTs move through the water. A Marine shows a list of Japanese combat phrases translated in Japanese and English. Marines land on and move up beach. A Marine keeps track of time with his watch. Members tend to and transport via stretchers their wounded fellows. Marines take note of casualties. Location(s) Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands, Japan) Camera crew Cockrell Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Film date (note) Filmed February 18th and 19th, 1945. Division 5th Division Battalion 5th Med 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 400 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 05/25/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 12:23 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II