USMC 104904: Landings on Sardinia

Item Description
Title
USMC 104904: Landings on Sardinia

Citation information
USMC 104904: Landings on Sardinia. (2D-16-220; R-1-3.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/986

Marine Corps Library Number
3037-16

Additional identifiers
2D-16-220; R-1-3

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104904

Decade
1950

Date
1957-05

Description
The USS Monrovia (APA-31) sits at port. Marines in combat gear board, armed with M1 rifles. Supplies and people are passed to the USS Carpellotti (APD-136). Marines stand at attention on deck before having their life jackets examined in a demonstration. An officer examines Marines� M1 rifles. High ranking officers, USN Adm. Arleigh A. Burke, Adm. Charles R. Brown, and other ranking officers open cans of food.

Location(s)
Sardinia (Italy)

Camera crew
Pinyerd

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Division
2nd Division


Regiment
2nd Marines


Battalion
1st Battalion


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
375

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
06/15/2022

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

Digital runtime
9:11

Digital file type
video/H264