Ernest Ivy Thomas Jr.
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Ernest Ivy "Boots" Thomas Jr. was a United States Marine Corps platoon sergeant who was killed in action during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. He was awarded the Navy Cross for extraordinary
Platoon Sergeant Ernest Thomas (foreground, facing front) after he helped raise the flag on Mount Suribachi
Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima
Staff Sergeant Lou Lowery's most widely circulated image of the first American flag flown on Mount Suribachi. Left to right: 1st. Lt. Harold G. Schrier (left side of radioman), Pfc. Raymond Jacobs (radioman), Sgt. Henry Hansen (soft cap, holding flagstaff), Pvt. Phil Ward (holding lower flagstaff), Plt. Sgt. Thomas (seated), PhM2c. John Bradley, USN (holding flagstaff above Ward), Pfc. James Michels (holding M1 carbine), and Cpl. Charles W. Lindberg (standing above Michels).
Marine Corps photo of the two flags on Mount Suribachi (Platoon Sgt. Thomas, third from left)
Charles W. Lindberg
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Charles "Chuck" Willard Lindberg was a United States Marine Corps corporal who fought in three island campaigns during World War II. During the Battle of Iwo Jima, he was a member of the patrol which
Charles W Lindberg headstone in Fort Snelling National Cemetery
