USMC 105253: Russell Islands Preparation

Description: Item Description Title USMC 105253: Russell Islands Preparation Citation information USMC 105253: Russell Islands Preparation. (HQ-16-538; R-5-8; 57-0299.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/2046 Marine Corps Library Number 3245-16 Additional identifiers HQ-16-538; R-5-8; 57-0299 MIRC inventory no. USMC 105253 Decade 1940 Date 1944-07-18 Description LVT1s land on the beach. Aerial view shows a fleet of ships just offshore. Sailors busy themselves with loading cargo aboard a vessel. Marines clean and dissemble an M2 howitzer. Members of the 5th marines load and fire an 81mm mortar. Sailors draw cargo between ships over a line, one of the vessels being the USS Cape Gloucester (CVE-109). Location(s) Pavuvu; Russell Islands Camera crew Peters, Paul (Sgt); Rubalcava Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Film date (note) Shot over multiple days including July 15th, 1945. Regiment 5th Marines Battalion 1st Battalion Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color B&W Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Negative Original physical length 400 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 07/06/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 11:19 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II WWII