USMC 104122: Activities aboard the USS Vella Gulf

Description: Item Description Title USMC 104122: Activities aboard the USS Vella Gulf Citation information USMC 104122: Activities aboard the USS Vella Gulf. (AVN-16-65; R-1-2.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1082 Marine Corps Library Number 2678-16 Additional identifiers AVN-16-65; R-1-2 MIRC inventory no. USMC 104122 Decade 1940 Date 1945-07-25 Description Activities aboard the USS Vella Gulf on July 25-30, 1945 during air strikes against Japanese positions in the Northern Mariana Islands. F4Us and TBMs land on the flight deck. F4Us and TBMs fly overhead. Marines and sailors browse the ship library. Pilots discuss flight plans. A Marine uses communication equipment. Pilots sit in a ready room. A chalkboard has the following names written on it: Dobbins, King, Dezzinger, Watts, Seiss, Dearborn, Hall, and Rosecrans. Location(s) Northern Mariana Islands Camera crew Bostwick Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Film date (note) Filmed July 25-30, 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 402 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 7/9/2021 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 11:11 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II