USMC 102562: "Tarawa D+25"

Description: Item Description Title USMC 102562: "Tarawa D+25" Citation information USMC 102562: "Tarawa D+25". (#00025.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 03/379 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 Additional identifiers #00025 MIRC inventory no. USMC 102562 Decade 1960 Date 1968 Description General David M. Shoup (recalled to active duty for the occasion) visits Betio Island (Tarawa) with an American contingent to dedicate a memorial to the Second Division Marines who fought and died on the island. Shoup and other recollect the battle as they tour the island. Original combat films incorporated with contemporary footage. Location(s) Tarawa Atoll (Kiribati) Military Grid Reference 59NQB14424970 Camera crew Norm Hatch; Fred Goener Producing entity Goener Productions (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Film date (note) Films made in 1943 and 1968. Division 2nd Division Regiment 2nd Marines Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Sound Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Release print Original physical length 1800 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 Content may be protected by copyright. Digital media type Moving Image Date digital file created 6/11/2018 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation. Digital runtime 50:48 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II