USMC 102296: Activities on USS Block Island featuring VMTB-233

Description: Item Description Title USMC 102296: Activities on USS Block Island featuring VMTB-233 Citation information USMC 102296: Activities on USS Block Island featuring VMTB-233. (AVN-16-85; R-2-3.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/916 Marine Corps Library Number 1293-16 Additional identifiers AVN-16-85; R-2-3 MIRC inventory no. USMC 102296 Decade 1940 Date 1945-04-14 Description Men play volleyball on elevator of USS Block Island (CVE-106). Refueling and officers, including Navy Capt. Francis Massie Hughes. Shots of pilots and crew members from VMTB-233. These men include Northart, Lt. Hunter, Supancik, Leach, Lt. Zernikow, Leger, Sgt. Edward Gunning, Lt. Douglas Herrin, and Sgt. Joseph L. Butehorn. Maj. Gen. James T. Moore, CO MAW-2 present. Location(s) Unknown Camera crew Veith; Mitch; Moriarty Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Film date (note) Filmed mid to late April 1945. Air Wing MAW-2 Air Group MCVG-1 MASG-48 Squadron VMTB-233 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 09/26/2019 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 10:55 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II