AUCTION IS FOR RARE PHOTO SIGNED BY TARAWA & IWO JIMA MARINE COMBAT CAMERAMAN NORM HATCH. AUTOGRAPH IS ORIGINAL & HAND SIGNED AND WAS OBTAINED IN PERSON BY ME AT A PRIVATE SIGNING I DID WITH MR HATCH SEVERAL YEARS AGO IN VIRGINIA .PHOTO IS APPROXIMATELY  8 X 10 BLACK & WHITE GLOSSY AND PICTURES MR HATCH IN UNIFORM DURING WW 2. NORM HATCH STARTED OUT COVERING FDR'S DECLARATION OF WAR AFTER THE PEARL HARBOR ATTACK WHILE WORKING FOR THE MARCH OF TIME. WHILE IN THE MARINE CORPS AS A COMBAT CAMERAMAN, HE WAS THE PRIMARY COMBAT CAMERAMAN FOR THE TARAWA INVASION. HIS FOOTAGE WAS USED IN THE ACADEMY AWARD WINNING FILM WITH THE MARINES AT TARAWA. HE ALSO SAW COMBAT AS A COMBAT CAMERAMAN DURING THE BATTLE OF IWO JIMA WHERE HE WORKED WITH BILL GENAUST & LOU LOWERY. LOWERY TOOK THE PICTURE OF THE 1ST FLAGRAISING & GENAUST'S FILM VERIFIED JOE ROSENTHAL'S ICONIC PHOTO OF THE 2ND IWO JIMA FLAGRAISING. I AM HONORED TO CALL HIM A GOOD FRIEND & AUCTIONS SUCH AS THIS HAVE BEEN USED TO GIVE HIM GIFTS INCLUDING FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS POSTER & PHOTOS OF IWO JIMA, TARAWA & HIM DURING WORLD WAR 2 AS WELL AS OTHER GIFTS.. I ALSO HIGHLY RECOMMEND  HIS BOOK WAR SHOTS WHICH TELLS OF HIS EXPERIENCES IN WORLD WAR 2.. SAD TO REPORT THAT HE PASSED AWAY RECENTLY. I LOST A GOOD FRIEND & THE MARINE CORPS LOST A LEGEND

I ALSO HAVE AVAILABLE FOR SALE A PROFESSIONALLY EDITED, REGION FREE DVD OF AN INTERVIEW WITH MR HATCH..DVD WILL PLAY ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD AND RUNS  ABOUT 1 HOUR, 40 MINUTES. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF INTERESTED IN PURCHASING.

WINNING BIDDER PAYS $6.50 SHIPPING , INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING MORE,INSURANCE EXTRA. I ACCEPT PAYPAL & CERTIFIED CHECK &WILL ACCEPT OTHER FORMS OF PAYMENT. PROMPT PAYMENT DUE WITHIN 1 WEEK OF AUCTIONS END. I SUPPORT AND CONTRIBUTE TO NUMEROUS MILITARY CHARITIES, MUSEUMS AND ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO- USS ARIZONA MEMORIAL, NATIONAL D-DAY MEMORIAL, AMERICAN VETERANS CENTER, TUSKEGEE AIRMEN RED TAIL PROJECT, PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS ASSN, IWO JIMA ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, MID ATLANTIC AIR MUSEUM. I ALSO TRAVEL TO INTERVIEW VETERANS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH A PROFESSIONALLY EDITED DVD AS WELL AS MEMORABILIA SUCH AS PRINTS, PICTURES, MODELS  BOOKS, MEALS AND OTHER GIFTS. THESE AUCTIONS HELP WITH THOSE COSTS. SEMPER FIDELIS !

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