USMC 104135: Dedication of 5th Division Cemetery, Iwo Jima

Description: Item Description Title USMC 104135: Dedication of 5th Division Cemetery, Iwo Jima Citation information USMC 104135: Dedication of 5th Division Cemetery, Iwo Jima. (AVN-16-168A; R-1-4.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1574 Marine Corps Library Number 2684-16 Additional identifiers AVN-16-168A; R-1-4 MIRC inventory no. USMC 104135 Decade 1940 Date 1945-03-21 Description Reel contains two disparate items. Item one begins with the dedication of the 5th Division cemetery on Iwo Jima. A Catholic priest celebrates mass. The grave markers for PFC S.A. Swenton, S. Sanders (USNR), GySgt John Basilone, C. H. Stivers (USNR), SSGT W. T. Vessey, and 2nd LT. J. Hutton are shown in closeup. In another scene, TBM Avengers and other aircraft provide close air support with rockets. The 3rd Provisional Rocket Detachment launches 4.5-inch rockets. A final brief scene shows Marines moving cautiously under supporting fire up a slope (abrupt end to scene). The second item documents a fire fighting class held at San Pedro (date unknown). Location(s) Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands, Japan); San Pedro (Los Angeles, Calif.) Camera crew Cockrell; H. A. Hayes Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed on March 21, 1945. Division 5th 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 390 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 07/12/2021 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 10:55 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II WWII