USMC 102858: "Saturday night" sequences on USS Vella Gulf

Description: Item Description Title USMC 102858: "Saturday night" sequences on USS Vella Gulf Citation information USMC 102858: "Saturday night" sequences on USS Vella Gulf. (AVN-16-157; R-5-8.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1141 Marine Corps Library Number 1366-16 Additional identifiers AVN-16-157; R-5-8 MIRC inventory no. USMC 102858 Decade 1940 Date 1945-07-13 Description Several staged sequences aboard the USS Vella Gulf (CVE-111) depicting life aboard ship on a "Saturday night." These include men showering; African-American Marines clearing up the chow line followed by other African-American Marines relaxing; a mix of Marines and sailors waiting in line for sodas at the 'Gedunk'; and Marine officers censoring mail. Persons known to be featured on film are Chaplain Lt. Foley eating ice cream, and Lts. Dunkan and Caiver censuring mail. Location(s) Okinawa Camera crew Bostwick Genre Conflict (combat) Film date (note) Filmed July 13th and 16th, 1945. Air Wing MAW-2 Air Group MASG-48 Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Reversal: positive Original physical length 300 Original aspect ratio 1.33:1 (full frame silent) 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. 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 9:18 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II Montford Point Marines