One of the Marines in Iconic Iwo Jima Photo Misidentified for Over 70 Years

One of the Marines in Iconic Iwo Jima Photo Misidentified for Over 70 Years
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The Marine Corps has confirmed that one of the six marines in the iconic photograph “Flag Raising on Iwo Jima” has been misidentified for over 70 years. The man who was thought to be Pfc Rene Gagnon was, in fact, Cpl Harold “Pie” Keller.

The photograph, captured on February 23rd, 1945 by photographer Joe Rosenthal, […].

one marines iconic iwo jima photo misidentified

2019-10-19 23:15