USMC 103238: "Guadalcanal"

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103238: "Guadalcanal" Citation information USMC 103238: "Guadalcanal". (00109; MN-7308F.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 04/863 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 Additional identifiers 00109; MN-7308F MIRC inventory no. USMC 103238 Decade 1950 Description Episode 6 of "Victory at Sea" (1952-53) Complete Copy. Documentary report on the operations to capture Guadalcanal by the 1st Division. Topics reviewed include: departure from the United States, arrival in New Zealand, air reconnaissance of Henderson Field on Lunga Point, meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon, naval bombardment and aerial bombing of Japanese positions, beach landings at Guadalcanal and Tulagi, Japanese bombing of American transports, the capture of Henderson Field by U.S. forces, subsequent Japanese bombing of Henderson field, infantry fighting, casualties, naval battles in the "Iron Bottom Sound", military-industrial complex, 1st Division being relieved on Guadalcanal. Location(s) Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.); New Zealand Camera crew The National Broadcasting Company Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Film date (note) 1952-1953 Division 1st Division 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 967 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 protected by copyright 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 26:52 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II