USMC 101848: Activities at on USS Darke and USS Talladega

Description: Item Description Title USMC 101848: Activities at on USS Darke and USS Talladega Citation information USMC 101848: Activities at on USS Darke and USS Talladega. (5D-16-31; 8276; R-7-13.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/781 Marine Corps Library Number 0861-16 Additional identifiers 5D-16-31; 8276; R-7-13 MIRC inventory no. USMC 101848 Decade 1940 Date 1945-01-27 Description Two sequences on film. The first is 26th Marines on USS Darke (APA-159) traveling from Eniwetok to Saipan and activities on the island. Specific scenes include Marines doing calisthenics on deck, PFC Steve Yavelack Jr holding a sand shark caught by Lt. Kent Arnold. Sgt. Harry Baumbeck and Capt. R. R. Bucher issue clothing. Pfc. R. L. Gates, Pfc. G. G. Put, Pfc. J. J, Arlock, Pfc. A. Vanche, and Cpl. J. A. Magazzini play a game. J. Ridgerson boxes. Lt. H. L. Johnson Jr, Lt. B. N. Norlin, Cpl. R. D. Donnelson, Pfc. L. W. Cortes, Pfc. T. H. Lauer, and R. J. Jones are also shown. LCU loaded onto ship and shown headed towards shore. On land, African American Army men help Marines move howitzers, including "Glamour Gal" by crane and by foot. They are set up an camouflaged. The second sequence, off Honolulu, shows an African American gun crew firing at a rabbit plane from USS Talladega (APA-208). Location(s) Eniwetok Area; Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands); Honolulu (Hawaii) Camera crew A. S. Tracy (Cpl); L. L. Louft Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Film date (note) Filmed January 27th-February 13th, 1945. Division 5th Division Regiment 26th Marines 13th Marines Battalion 3rd 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 440 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 08/02/2019 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 11:46 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II