US Marine rocket-launching trucks in action on Iwo Jima, Japan, 28 Feb 1945; note Mk 7 rocket launcher firing 4.5-inch beach barrage rockets

Caption     US Marine rocket-launching trucks in action on Iwo Jima, Japan, 28 Feb 1945; note Mk 7 rocket launcher firing 4.5-inch beach barrage rockets ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Identification Code   NH 104274
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Photo Size 2,826 x 1,880 pixels
Photos on Same Day 28 Feb 1945
Photos at Same Place Iwo Jima, Japan
Added By C. Peter Chen
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1. Anonymous says:
29 Jul 2010 08:28:58 PM

who was the inventor of this rocket launcher? How can this be researched further?
I am wondering if a person named Tracy B Hatch received any credit for this rocket launcher

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