USMC 101998: Marines landing in Cape Gloucester, New Britain

Description: Item Description Title USMC 101998: Marines landing in Cape Gloucester, New Britain Citation information USMC 101998: Marines landing in Cape Gloucester, New Britain. (1D-16-3; R-4-4.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/387 Marine Corps Library Number 1031-16 Additional identifiers 1D-16-3; R-4-4 MIRC inventory no. USMC 101998 Decade 1940 Date 1943-12-26 Description Marines of the 1st Division come ashore on Cape Gloucester from LSTs (LST-66 and LST-68 shown). On December 29th, 7th Marines supported by Sherman tanks advance across a grass field towards the airfield. Marines inspect destroyed Japanese aircraft. On Decmber 30th, members of command staff meet at the airfield. On December 26th, 7th Marines are shown coming ashore (LCI-74 is shown). Location(s) Cape Gloucester (New Britain) Camera crew A. F. Monteverde; A. S. Carter Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Film date (note) Filmed December 26th-30th, 1943. Division 1st Division Regiment 7th Marines Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Reversal: Positive Original physical length 241 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 06/02/2025 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 7:05 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II