Hatch, Norman Footage from Tarawa

Norman Hatch filmed the battle on Tarawa with black and white 35mm film, but most of the rest of his photographers shot in color film.

Hatch, Norman Invasion of Tarawa

When the 2nd Marine Division shipped out from New Zealand only the battalion commanders knew the specifics of the upcoming landings.

Hatch, Norman Joe Rosenthal and Bill Genaust

Hatch, Norman Joining the Marine Corps

Norman Hatch graduated from high school when he was 17 years old. He grew up in both Boston, Massachusetts and Gloucester, Massachusetts.

Hatch, Norman Landing at Tarawa

Norman Hatch [Annotator's Note: a photographer in the 2nd Marine Division] was with Major Jim Crowe [Annotator's Note: US Marine Corps Ma

Hatch, Norman Landing on Iwo Jima

Norman Hatch [Annotator's Note: a photographer in the 5th Marine Division] stopped in Saipan [Annotator's Note: Saipan, Northern Mariana

Hatch, Norman Landing with Major Crowe

Hatch, Norman Meeting Mrs. Roosevelt

Norman Hatch [Annotator's Note: a photographer in the 5th Marine Division] wrote about his experiences to Leatherneck Magazine [Annotator'

Hatch, Norman Meeting President Roosevelt

Norman Hatch [Annotator's Note: a photographer in 5th Marine Division] had to be responsible for his 30 camera guys [Annotator's Note: du

Hatch, Norman Military Filming Rules

Norman Hatch [Annotator's Note: a photographer in the US Marine Corps] feels some of the films about World War 2 are not great.

Hatch, Norman Motion Picture Training

The Marine Corps did not have any photographic organization prior to 1940 [Annotator's Note: Norman Hatch had joined the US Navy in 1938 and t

Hatch, Norman Mount Suribachi

Norman Hatch [Annotator's Note: a photographer in the 5th Marine Division] was on Iwo Jima, Japan [Annotator's Note: during the Battle of