USMC 102259: Fifth Amphibious Corps, signal activity

Description: Item Description Title USMC 102259: Fifth Amphibious Corps, signal activity Citation information USMC 102259: Fifth Amphibious Corps, signal activity. (5AC-16-71; R-6-20.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/3474 Marine Corps Library Number 1254-16 Additional identifiers 5AC-16-71; R-6-20 MIRC inventory no. USMC 102259 Decade 1940 Date 1945-02-21 Description LCM landing on Iwo Jima beach. Marines near Shore Party Message Center. The V Amphibious Corps (VAC) signal center is established, scenes include equipment and men stringing wire. In the near distance flames and explosions indicate combat at the base of Mount Suribachi. Marines search caves and patrol areas near shore. Marines known to be present on film include Pfc. Virgil C. Krebs, Jr. (VAC radio operator, "A" Company). Location(s) Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands, Japan) Camera crew C. R. Powe (Sgt) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Division 5th Division Battalion Signal 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 385 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 09/24/2019 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 10:00 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II