USMC 102197: Communications battalion activities on Iwo Jima

Description: Item Description Title USMC 102197: Communications battalion activities on Iwo Jima Citation information USMC 102197: Communications battalion activities on Iwo Jima. (5AC-16-71; R-12-20.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/3913 Marine Corps Library Number 1221-16 Additional identifiers 5AC-16-71; R-12-20 MIRC inventory no. USMC 102197 Decade 1940 Date 1945-03 Description Marines work in message center, type, possibly translate, and relay messages. Marines set up wire in the field. USS Auburn (AGC-10) off shore, with men on LVTs and LCVPs moving away from ship and loading back onto it. Shots of Mt Surbachi, radio, and signal blinkers. Some elements are from 4th Division. Location(s) Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands, Japan) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Division 4th Division 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 350 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 09/12/2019 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 9:40 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II