USMC 102437: Loading up USS Block Island

Description: Item Description Title USMC 102437: Loading up USS Block Island Citation information USMC 102437: Loading up USS Block Island. (P-3299; AVN-16-168; R-3-83.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1163 Marine Corps Library Number 1388-16 Additional identifiers P-3299; AVN-16-168; R-3-83; v.1 MIRC inventory no. USMC 102437 Decade 1940 Date 1945-02-16 Description USS Block Island (CVE-106) pulled by tugboat USS Pocahontas (YTB-266) and shots of pilot maneuvering tugboat. Bombs, F4Us, and other planes moved from wharf to USS Block Island. Location(s) San Diego (Calif.) Camera crew Moriarty Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Film date (note) Filmed February 16th and March 17th and 18th, 1945. Air Wing MAW-2 Air Group MASG-48 MCVG-1 Squadron CASD-1 VMF-511 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 330 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 10/23/2019 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 9:57 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II