Norman Hatch Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Norman Hatch

State of Birth:

MA

Home State:

VA

Note:

Jada Williams and Ashley Scherbenske also interviewed the veteran.

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1939-1981

Entrance into Service:

Commissioned

Branch of Service:

Marine Corps

Unit of Service:

2nd Marine Division; 5th Marine Division

Location of Service:

Washington, DC; Tarawa Atoll (Gilbert Islands); Iwo Jima; Pacific Theater

Battles/Campaigns:

Tarawa, Iwo Jima

Highest Rank:

Major

Prisoner of War:

No

Service History Note:

Veteran risked his life to document the brutal battle on Tarawa Island as the Marines assaulted the beachhead and took the island. The film, "With the Marines at Tarawa" won an Academy Award for outstanding documentary short subject in 1944.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: DVD [1 item] --Oral history interview

Video: DVD [1 item] --Reference copy

Interviewer:

Kevin Thompson

Interviewer:

Jake Acosta

Interviewer:

Alice Park

Contributor:

Jamie Sawatzky

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Rocky Run Middle School

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/60276

Subjects:

Hatch, Norman
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Marine Corps.

Cite as:

Norman Hatch Collection
(AFC/2001/001/60276), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress