USMC 104667: Marianas Op. Guam Phase II

Item Description
Title
USMC 104667: Marianas Op. Guam Phase II

Citation information
USMC 104667: Marianas Op. Guam Phase II. (00131; Reel 1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
04/888

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

Additional identifiers
00131; Reel 1

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104667

Decade
1940

Description
Official Operational Report- Mariana Operation Phase II Guam. Through diagrams and some combat footage, the film explains the geography, weather, population, topography, and other specs of the island of Guam. Using these tools, the film reflects on the Mariana Op. Phase II and what information guided decisions for the operation. Further, the film gives information about hygiene risks and the specifications of air field sites and their capabilities. The film explains the schedule and precise plan to push into Guam against the Japanese. Within the combat footage, sailors are seen loading and firing 5""/25 caliber AA guns and what appears to be twin mounted 3""/50 caliber AA guns. Featured ships include the USS Oneida (APA-221), USS Virgo (AKA-20), amongst other destroyers and LSTs and LVTs.

Location(s)
Guam; Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Training

Film date (note)
Combat footage taken within the early 1940s, definitely before 1944. The film was produced sometime after 1945.

Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
B&W

Original audio
Sound

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Postive

Original physical length
1030

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. For further information please contact Moving Image Research Collections, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208.

Digital media type
Moving Image

Date digital file created
04/29/2022

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k

Digital runtime
28:50

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
WWII World War II

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video