USMC 103213: "00021 Palau Operation Part II"

Item Description
Title
USMC 103213: "00021 Palau Operation Part II"

Citation information
USMC 103213: "00021 Palau Operation Part II" . (MH-1888.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
03/730

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

Additional identifiers
MH-1888

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 103213

Decade
1940

Date
1944

Description
Briefing film (part two), a continuation of USMC 103212. Briefing film reviews final training preparations in August and September and then narrates the battle for Peleliu, Angaur (81st Infantry Division, U.S. Army) and Ngesebus islands with narration and films from Combat Camera and the Army Signal Corps.

Location(s)
Angaur, Palau; Peleliu, Paulau

Camera crew
Combat Camera; Army Signal Corps

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Film date (note)
Filmed from August through October 1944

Division
1st Division


Regiment
1st Marines
5th Marines
7th Marines


Battalion
1st Marine Tank Battalion
1st Amphibian Tractor Battalion


Squadron
VMO-3


Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
B&W

Original audio
Sound

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Positive

Original physical length
1463

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.

Digital media type
Moving Image

Date digital file created
10/13/2020

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

Digital runtime
40:39

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
World War II