USMC 103500: ""Iwo Jima Operations Bulletin""

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103500: ""Iwo Jima Operations Bulletin"" Citation information USMC 103500: ""Iwo Jima Operations Bulletin"". (M-5940; MOB-53.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 04/862 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 Additional identifiers M-5940; MOB-53 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103500 Decade 1940 Date 1945-02 Description Film explains problems encountered by the Marine Corps due to the terrain on Iwo Jima during landing and advancing. Topics include Iwo Jima's volcanic sand, its lack of a coral reef, Mt. Suribachi's use as a Japanese observation point, and the lack of natural cover on Iwo Jima. Shots of flag raising on Mt. Suribachi. Combat footage throughout. Location(s) Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands, Japan) Camera crew Unknown Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Film date (note) Filmed February and March, 1945. Division 5th Division Regiment 28th Marines Battalion 2nd Battalion Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Sound Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Reversal: Positive Original physical length 624 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 01/16/2021 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 17:26 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II