Charles “Chip” Jones, award-winning writer and author of various military books, including “Boys of ’67: “From Vietnam to Iraq…”, and, more recently, “War Shots,” the story of Norm Hatch and the U. S. Marine Corps Combat Cameramen of World War II has been selected to receive this year’s Brig. Gen. […]
Leatherneck’s editor, Col Walt Ford, USMC(Ret), interviews WWII Marine Corps combat cameraman Norm Hatch and Charles “Chip” Jones, the author of the book “War Shots,” a story about Hatch’s life. Also Bob Jordan’s wrote a story about the book in Leatherneck Magazine’s April 2011 issue which you can read by […]
The Brigadier General Robert L. Denig Sr. Memorial Distinguished Service Award (DSA) is presented annually to a person or persons who, in the judgment of the USMCCCA board of directors has or have made an especially significant contribution to the perpetuation of the ideals, traditions, stature and achievements of the […]
Ninety-six members, their guests and active duty Marine CCs and Combat Camera Marines heard one of the best tributes to our occupational fields ever given by a serving flag officer when Brig. Gen. James W. “Chip” Bierman addressed our annual banquet on Wednesday evening, September 10. While giving an overview […]
Walt Ford tells us that it is official. Chip Jones’ book “War Shots” — the biography on Norm Hatch — is the winner of the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation’s Colonel Joseph Alexander Award for best biography in 2011.
By Jack T. Paxton, Executive Director We were a bit remiss for taking a short vacation before making an assessment of the 2011 annual conference in New Orleans. In his upcoming Now Hear This column President Don O’Neal used three letters to describe our annual event: WOW! We could reiterate […]
Jack, thank you for your hospitality at last week’s event. I know you were very busy, and I appreciate the few minutes we spent together. I know many of your attendees did not have an opportunity to personally meet Chip Jones, or purchase his book. War Shots is an important […]
Maj. Norman ‘Norm' Hatch, autographs a copy of War Shots: Norman Hatch and the U.S. Marine Corps Combat Cameramen of WWII.
While others were down on the dirt in the prone, he was standing, sometimes with his back to the enemy hearing the mortars go over his head and bullets snap, a little too close to home. When others fixed bayonets to prepare for hand-to-hand combat from an oncoming Japanese charge, he positioned himself right in the middle of them and captured the first picture to ever show both sides of the war attacking.
Retired Marine photographer Maj. Norman ‘Norm’ Hatch, who served in World War II with the 2nd Marine Division came aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune with author Charles ‘Chip’ Jones to promote his new book, War Shots: Norman Hatch and the U.S. Marine Corps Combat Cameramen of WWII.
Jack Paxton, executive director of the USMCCCA and wife, Pat, will be travelling in Europe on a well-deserved vacation for the next few weeks. He will check his email periodically, as WiFi will permit, but may not reply until his return on Oct. 18th. If you would like something posted to […]
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1st Place: SSgt. Ethan Rocke, Los Angeles Public Affairs
His first place awards in three other writing categories earned him this top award for the second year In a row. His work also earned him two top writing awards in this year’s Department of Defense Thomas Jefferson competition.
2nd Place: Cpl. Nicole A. Lavine, Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms
Honorable Mention: GySgt. Bill Lisbon, MCAS Yuma