| Six Marines ofThird Platoon of Company E, Second Battalion, 28th Marine Regiment, Fifth Marine Division, part of a patrol commanded by First Lieutenant Harold George Schrier (October 17, 1916 – June 3, 1971) pass the flag to one another as they climb Mount Suribachi. Included are two men carrying flamethrower backpacks. One of those two men is Corporal Charles W. Lindberg (June 26, 1920 – June 24, 2007). The 54 x 28 inch flag, obtained from attack transport USS Missoula (APA-211) was raised on a 20-foot section of pipe at 1020 Hours above Iwo Jima‘s highest landmark. | |
| Image Filename | wwii1169.jpg |
| Image Size | 321.13 KB |
| Image Dimensions | 800 x 1000 |
| Photographer | Lowery, Lou |
| Photographer Title | United States Marine Corps, Leatherneck Magazine |
| Caption Author | Jason McDonald |
| Date Photographed | February 23, 1945 |
| Location | Mount Suribachi |
| City | Iwo Jima |
| State or Province | Bonins |
| Country | Japan |
| Archive | United States Marine Corps |
| Record Number | |
| Status | Caption ©2007, ©2024 MFA Productions LLC Image in the Public Domain |
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