USMC 102378: USS Block Island activities in the South Pacific

Description: Item Description Title USMC 102378: USS Block Island activities in the South Pacific Citation information USMC 102378: USS Block Island activities in the South Pacific. (AVN-16-152; R-1-3.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1147 Marine Corps Library Number 1352-16 Additional identifiers AVN-16-152; R-1-3 MIRC inventory no. USMC 102378 Decade 1940 Date 1945-06-16 Description Multiple sequences on reel. Aerials of TBMs flying and land (Borneo) including ammo flashes in the woods. Shots of King Neptune/Shellback ceremony on UFF Block Island (CVE-106). Marines on land with civilian child and TBM with flat tire. Location(s) Balikpapan (Borneo, Indonesia) Camera crew Moriarty Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Film date (note) Filmed June 16th-July 4th, 1945. Air Wing MAW-2 Air Group MASG-48 MCVG-1 Squadron CASD-1 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 410 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 10/18/2019 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 10:52 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II