USMC 102585: Airstrip construction and fire fighting in Bougainville

Description: Item Description Title USMC 102585: Airstrip construction and fire fighting in Bougainville Citation information USMC 102585: Airstrip construction and fire fighting in Bougainville. (3D-16-6; R-1-2.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/711 Marine Corps Library Number 1503-16 Additional identifiers 3D-16-6; R-1-2 MIRC inventory no. USMC 102585 Decade 1940 Date 1944-01 Description General Allen Turnage on tank at Bougainville. Shots of martson matting put down for airstrip. Fire in gun emplacement, and men fighting fire with hose. Location(s) Bougainville Island (Papua New Guinea) Camera crew Mickelson Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Division 3rd Division 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 320 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 11/07/2019 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 8:22 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II