American Sniper might win best film this year at the #Oscars, but did you know in 1944 a group of Marines including #VeteranOfTheDay Norm T. Hatch won an Oscar for their film "With The Marines At Tarawa?" Norman was born in Boston, Massachusetts and when he was 18 years old he joined the United States Marine Corps in 1939. He was assigned to the famous Marines publication Leatherneck Magazine and later transferred to the Navy public affairs office. Norman shipped out to New Zealand, covering tra

Spotting a sniper on Tarawa #storytelling #truestory #truelife #veterans- #reels | American Veterans Center

How the US Won the Battle of Tarawa

6.3K views · 66 reactions | #OTD in 1943, the Battle of Tarawa began. This scene from the Academy Award winning documentary "With the Marines at Tarawa" of @Marines firing on Japanese soldiers in the open is believed to be the only combat footage that captures American and Japanese individuals in the same frame | U.S. Naval Institute | Facebook