USMC 102504: Activities at Camp Tarawa with Lt. Gen. Rockey

Description: Item Description Title USMC 102504: Activities at Camp Tarawa with Lt. Gen. Rockey Citation information USMC 102504: Activities at Camp Tarawa with Lt. Gen. Rockey. (AVN-16-168; R-33-83.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/784 Marine Corps Library Number 1415-16 Additional identifiers AVN-16-168; R-33-83 MIRC inventory no. USMC 102504 Decade 1940 Date 1945-02 Description Miscellaneous materials scenes made at different times in different locations. Marines unload and load into trucks. Marines in formation. Sailors move drums onto beach using rope and other equipment with Lt. Gen. Keller E. Rockey observing. Sailors work on boat. Supplies and equipment are loaded onto ship, probably USS Vella Gulf (CVE-111). Aerials and planes test firing into ocean, includes gun camera footage. Location(s) Camp Tarawa (HI) Camera crew Cockrell Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) 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 420 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 11/08/2019 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 11:45 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II