USMC 104663: Marshall Islands Invasion

Description: Item Description Title USMC 104663: Marshall Islands Invasion Citation information USMC 104663: Marshall Islands Invasion. (00042.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 03/785 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 Additional identifiers 00042 MIRC inventory no. USMC 104663 Decade 1940 Date 1944-01 Description Combat footage of the campaign in the Marshall Islands. Several Marines affiliated with HQ Company, 24th Marines show items they've taken from the battlefield included a Japanese flag and sword--note the seabag stenciled for ""L. Pittman."" A civilian lies on a litter and is given some of their water to drink. A grave's registration team takes thumbprints from Marine dead and bury the remains in temporary a cemetery. General officers and others attend a Catholic service which is followed by the playing of taps and a three-volley salute. In the lead up to the invasion of Roi, planes fly overhead. Several officers have a discussion. Catholic Mass is held aboard ship. What appears to be Edsall-class destroyers float in the background. A marine observes the seas through a pair of binoculars before dictating to another with a radio. LVTs pull alongside the ship for marines in combat gear to be lowered via net. A large explosion rises over the island. Marines crawl up the beach. An injured man (not in uniform) is carried on a stretcher. Marines explore a destroyed airfield. Several soldiers take a moment to swim. Concrete installations and buildings burn. The opening sequence with the 24th Marines repeats at the end. Location(s) Kwajalein (Marshall Islands); Roi-Namur (Marshall Islands) Camera crew Claveria, F. (Sgt.) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Film date (note) Filmed in January and February of 1944. Division 4th Division Regiment 23rd Marines and 24th Marines Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color B&W Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Postive Original physical length 1400 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 04/28/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 42:21 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II