USMC 103877: Landing operations on Iwo Jima

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103877: Landing operations on Iwo Jima Citation information USMC 103877: Landing operations on Iwo Jima. (3D-16-105; R-1-1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1435 Marine Corps Library Number 2401-16 Additional identifiers 3D-16-105; R-1-1 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103877 Decade 1940 Date 1945-02-19 Description Landing operations on Iwo Jima filmed sometime between February 19 and March 3, 1945. LCMs and LCVPs advance across the water. Attack transports sit offshore. Marines wait on attack transports and use communication equipment. Officers use binoculars to watch the landings. Sailors attend to casualties. Footage of the landing operations with Mt. Suribachi visible in the background. Ships featured in the film: LST-763. Sailors featured in the film: Scott. 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 between February 19 and March 3, 1945, indicated by the presence of LST-763. Division 3rd Division 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 146 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 5/1/2021 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 4:04 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II