USMC 102296: Activities on USS Block Island featuring VMTB-233
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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
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
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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