Marine Films Enemy In the Open on Tarawa's Front Lines & Wins Oscar | Norman Hatch

Major Norman Hatch joined the Marine Corps in 1939 and served as a combat photographer in the Pacific. Hatch was present during the battles of Guadalcanal, Tarawa, and Iwo Jima. Hatch is well known for shooting the Academy Award-winning short documentary “With the Marines at Tarawa,” (1944).

Interview recorded on November 5, 2011

Norman Hatch passed away on April 22, 2017

Edited by TJ Cooney

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