USMC 104668: Army-Navy Screen Magazine 24

Item Description
Title
USMC 104668: Army-Navy Screen Magazine 24

Citation information
USMC 104668: Army-Navy Screen Magazine 24. (00137.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
04/894

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

Additional identifiers
00137

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104668

Decade
1940

Date
1944

Description
A pictorial report from all fronts for service men and women produced by the Army information branch. The film showcases the effort that goes into building a set meant to simulate a Nazi-German village to prepare for battle. The film also includes trivia about the ""average American soldier"". Further information is given about avoiding dysentery through proper-hygiene practices, featuring adult animated character, Private Snafu. The third feature is titled ""Attack at the Marshalls"". SBD aircraft takeoff from the deck of a ship, fly in formation, and appear to engage in combat. There is some footage from wing cameras of aerial combat and films from the deck of a aircraft carrier and on the ground of the Marshall Islands. 6-inch/47 caliber Mark 16 guns amongst other naval anti-aircraft weaponry fire on Japanese planes while the flight deck crew take cover. Marines are taken to shore via LSTs. 75mm Howitzer guns are fired. Marines fight up the beach. The aftermath is seen, including the shells of hangars, dead Japanese soldiers, and Japanese military machinery left behind. Some Japanese men surrender and are taken as prisoners. Adm Chester W. Nimitz and MajGen Charles H. Corlett are seen.

Location(s)
Marshall Islands; California

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Informational

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
775

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
04/29/2022

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

Digital runtime
21:14

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
World War II