Iwo Jima..........................
Battle of Iwo Jima
Five Marines and 1 Navy corpsman raised a flag on Mount Suribachi located on the island of Iwo Jima. The photograph which later lead to a Marine memorial was taken by Joe Rosenthal.
The flag raising by US Marines (and one Navy Corpsman) on Mount Suribachi on the island of Iwo Jima ; see link below .
Based on the equally famous World War II photograph taken soon after the actual incident, the famous 'Iwo Jima statue' represents the capturing of Mt. Suribachi -- the highest point on the island of Iwo Jima -- by American Marines. More largely, the statue is dedicated to all those Marines who have died in defense of their country since 1775.
Battle of Iwo Jima -- See Sources and related links for more information. The statue not only memorializes the battle but also the picture of the raising of the U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi. Joe Rosenthal's Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph taken on the Pacific island is one of the best-known war images ever made
US Marine Corps WarMemorial Located in Arlington Cemetery
Battle of Savo Island (Savo Island)
Probably the most famous was the Marines planting the flag on Mount Suribachi, which is on Iwo Jima. The link below shows the famous photo from it, which was later made into a statue in Arlington Cemetary in Virginia.
Probably gave the most famous photograph of WW2; the flag raising on Mount Suribachi. No other photograph even comes close.
Savo Island (Battle of Savo Island) & the Java Sea (Battle of the Java Sea).
On top of Mt. Suribachi in Iwo Jima. which is a small volcanic island 650 miles south of Tokyo. which the Japanese used as an airbase in the Second World War
He helped raise the flag on mount suribachi.He helped raise the flag on mount suribachi.