flag of our fathers Flashcards
what camp
camp tarwa
when
dec 1944
how long was the battle
35 days
who were the 6 that raised the second flag
Rene Gagnan Ira Hayes John Doc Bradley Franklin Sousely Harlon Block Micheal Strank
who was mistaken as one of the 6 that raised the flag
Henry Hank Hansen
who identified the people in the photo
Rene Gagnan
why didn’t Ira want to be recognized
he didn’t want to go back to the states
who was the leader of the squad
Mike
who wasn’t recognized in the picture
harlon Block
block’s mother knew what?
that her son was in the picture even though he wasn’t identified
what is the name of the mountain
mount Suribachi
who went to texas to tell harlon’s father that his son was in the picture
ira
ira died in 1955 at the age of 32 due to
alcohol
rene gagnan died in 1979 at the age of 54 while working
his own travel agency and apartment complex
john doc bradley died in 1994 and never told his family about
his wartime experience
