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Harlon Block
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Harlon Henry Block was a United States Marine Corps corporal who was killed in action during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II.
Marine Corps recruit photo of Block in 1943
Marine Corps recruit photo of Block in 1943
Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima
Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima
Marine Corps photo of the two flags on Mt. Suribachi. Block (backside) is helping to plant the flagstaff he helped raise.
Marine Corps photo of the two flags on Mt. Suribachi. Block (backside) is helping to plant the flagstaff he helped raise.
Joe Rosenthal's "Gung Ho" photo. Block's face is hidden, and he is unlabeled, but the top of his head is visible, center, behind Sgt. Henry Hansen, (s
Joe Rosenthal's "Gung Ho" photo. Block's face is hidden, and he is unlabeled, but the top of his head is visible, center, behind Sgt. Henry Hansen, (soft cap)
Battle of Iwo Jima
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The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps (USMC) and United States Navy (USN) landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) during World War II. The American invasion, designated Operation Detachment, had the purpose of capturing the island with its two airfields: South Field and Central Field.
A U.S. 37 mm (1.5 in) M3 anti-tank gun fires against Japanese cave positions in the north face of Mount Suribachi.
A U.S. 37 mm (1.5 in) M3 anti-tank gun fires against Japanese cave positions in the north face of Mount Suribachi.
Lieutenant General Tadamichi Kuribayashi
Lieutenant General Tadamichi Kuribayashi
The battleship USS New York firing her 14 in (360 mm) main guns on the island, 16 February 1945 (D minus 3)
The battleship USS New York firing her 14 in (360 mm) main guns on the island, 16 February 1945 (D minus 3)
Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
Admiral Raymond A. Spruance