13-062 Garand picture of the Day

[Snafu]

Newspaper Clipping, "Gung-Ho" Iwo Jima Photograph, 1945
This newspaper clipping was included in a scrapbook in the Born collection. It is Joseph Rosenthal's Gung-Ho photograph taken atop Mt. Suribachi after the famous flag raising. Many of the men in the photograph are identified.

From the Chester Born Collection (COLL/5123) at the Marine Corps Archives and Special Collections

OFFICIAL USMC PHOTOGRAPH

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[Bob Seijas]

The famous flag-raising photo is sometimes accused of being posed because when Rosenthal was asked, he thought the question was directed at this one and said Yes. The biggie, of course, was not.

[Mark in Rochester]

[Roadkingtrax]

Ira Hamilton?

[browningautorifle]

Ira Hamilton is sitting at the feet of the unknown man.

[Bob Seijas]

I had a neighbor named Ted Folari who was in the squad that raised the first flag. When the second photo was taken he was just off the crest guarding the perimeter, but he watched it go up from about 40 yards away. He gave me the M1 (not a Garand) that he carried. Don't ask.

[Bill Hollinger]

Ira Hamilton?

Hamilton was Ira Hayes middle name. Easy mistake to make I suppose.

Ira Hayes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Sarge1998]

For all the good it did I might as well delete my previous entry.