USMC 102853: 4th Marines on Okinawa 1954

Item Description
Title
USMC 102853: 4th Marines on Okinawa 1954

Citation information
USMC 102853: 4th Marines on Okinawa 1954. (3D-16-246; R-1-1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/611

Marine Corps Library Number
1748-16

Additional identifiers
3D-16-246; R-1-1; v.1

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 102853

Decade
1950

Date
1954-08-04

Description
4th Marines, including Marines of color, swim in water off of Okinawa. Shots of amphibious landing operation, with Marines advancing on foot through grass with rifles and machine gun. Marines load onto USS Okanogan (APA-220).

Location(s)
Okinawa

Camera crew
C. R. Newman (Sgt)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed August 4th and 8th, 1954.

Division
3rd Division


Regiment
4th Marines


Battalion
2nd Battalion


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
340

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
02/05/2020

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.

Digital runtime
11:00

Digital file type
video/H264