USMC 104113: Activity aboard the USS Cape Gloucester

Description: Item Description Title USMC 104113: Activity aboard the USS Cape Gloucester Citation information USMC 104113: Activity aboard the USS Cape Gloucester. (R-4-4; AVN-16-114.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1001 Marine Corps Library Number 2672-16 Additional identifiers R-4-4; AVN-16-114 MIRC inventory no. USMC 104113 Decade 1940 Date 1945-05-25 Description Activity aboard the USS Cape Gloucester (CVE-109) on May 25-29, 1945 off the coast of Hawaii. Marines use sextants and communication equipment. Naval officers chat. Pilots stand on the flight deck. Soldiers operate fire guns. TBMs and F4Us land on the flight deck. A pilot parachutes from a plane. Footage of the USS Rhind (DD-404). Marines and sailors exercise on the flight deck. TBMs take off and land. A damaged TBM lands on the flight deck. Location(s) Hawaii Camera crew Ruby; J. S. August Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed May 25-29, 1945. 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 297 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 7/8/2021 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 8:15 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II