USMC 102268: 5th Amphibious Corps/4th Div signal battalion on beach at Iwo Jima

Description: Item Description Title USMC 102268: 5th Amphibious Corps/4th Div signal battalion on beach at Iwo Jima Citation information USMC 102268: 5th Amphibious Corps/4th Div signal battalion on beach at Iwo Jima. (5AC-16-71; R-8-20.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 11/3937 Marine Corps Library Number 1256-16 Additional identifiers 5AC-16-71; R-8-20 MIRC inventory no. USMC 102268 Decade 1940 Date 1945-02-28 Description 5th Amphibious Corps/4th Division signal battalion in dug out and tent on Iwo Jima--shot features an SCR-399 radio unit. Thompson works equipment in communications jeep, and Lt. Col. D. Schapzel looks at situation map. U. S. Army personnel operate AN/TPS-1B long range early warning radar. Marines shown driving M29C Weasels (one of which has the name "SHOVEL FACE II"). General views of the Signal operations also show Marines arriving with damaged equipment to be replaced by the Signal Quarter Master. Location(s) Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands, Japan) Camera crew C. R. Powe (Sgt) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Film date (note) Filmed February 28th and March 1st, 1945. Division 4th 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 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. 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 10/01/2019 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 13:11 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II