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Rene Gagnon
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René Arthur Gagnon was a United States Marine Corps corporal who participated in the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II.
Private René Gagnon, USMC in 1943
Private René Gagnon, USMC in 1943
Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima
Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima
Marine Corps photo of the two flags on Mount Suribachi (Pfc. Gagnon in forefront helping to lower the first flag)
Marine Corps photo of the two flags on Mount Suribachi (Pfc. Gagnon in forefront helping to lower the first flag)
Seventh War Loan Drive poster (May 11–July 4, 1945)
Seventh War Loan Drive poster (May 11–July 4, 1945)
Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
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Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima is an iconic photograph of six United States Marines raising the U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima in the final stages of the Pacific War. Taken
Rene Gagnon
…generally known as being one of the Marines who raised the second U.S. flag on Mount Suribachi on February 23, 1945, as depicted in the iconic photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima by photographer Joe Rosenthal. On October 16, 2019, the Marine Corps announced publicly (after an investigation) that Corporal Harold Keller, not Gagnon…
Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, by Joe Rosenthal of the Associated Press
Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, by Joe Rosenthal of the Associated Press
Raising the First Flag on Iwo Jima by SSgt. Louis R. Lowery, USMC, is the most widely circulated photograph of the first flag flown on Mt. Suribachi.[
Raising the First Flag on Iwo Jima by SSgt. Louis R. Lowery, USMC, is the most widely circulated photograph of the first flag flown on Mt. Suribachi.[citation needed] Left to right: 1st Lt. Harold Schrier (kneeling behind radioman's legs), Pfc. Raymond Jacobs (radioman reassigned from F Company), Sgt. Henry "Hank" Hansen wearing cap, holding flagstaff with left hand), Platoon Sgt. Ernest "Boots" Thomas (seated), Pvt. Phil Ward (holding lower flagstaff with his right hand),
The flags from the first and second flag-raisings are preserved in the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia. The second flag, pic
The flags from the first and second flag-raisings are preserved in the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia. The second flag, pictured here, was damaged by the high winds at the peak of Suribachi.