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What happened to LST 779 the ship which supplied the flag for the second Iwo Jima flag raising?
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Following her participation at Iwo Jima LST-779 was involved in the landings at Okinawa in April of 1945. After the war she was involved in occupation duty in the Far East and the China area. She was decommissioned in July of 1946 and sold to someone in the Philippean Islands ....I don't know if it was a company, an independent contractor or the Philippine government.
In case you like meaningless war stories ... I walked past LST-779 as she was unloading just minutes after the second flag-raising on D-Day +4. I was on my way from Blue Beach 2 to the Red Beaches (Nearest beaches to Mt. Suribachi). Of course I had no reason to take notice of the ship at the time -- it was just another one of a bunch of amphibious ships and boats pulled up along the very busy and cluttered beaches.
The 2nd flag (the one of the LST-799) was a drainage pipe that weighed over 100 lbs. The 2nd flag was bigger then the first one. The first flag was taken away because The Secerety Of Defense (James V. Forrestal) wanted it as a suvenir.
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Why was there a second flag rasing?
A second flag was raised on Iwo Jima because the original flag was not very large. Lt Colonel Johnson wanted a flag large enough to be seen by the seamen on the ships around Iwo Jima. The photo of the flag raising on Iwo Jima was taken as the flags were exchanged.
Who is the artist for Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima?
Pollard
Who was harland hansen?
participate in the first flag raising on iwo jima
What does Iwo Jima memorial statue memorialize?
It depicts the raising of the US flag on Mt. Suribachi, the highest point on Iwo Jima, during the battle to capture the island from Japan near the end of WW2. It is seen as a memorial to the Marines who died there.
What happened first battle of Stalingrad or battle of iwo jima?
The Battle (Campaign) of Stalingrad occurred before the US invasion at Iwo Jima.
Why was there a second flag rasing?
A second flag was raised on Iwo Jima because the original flag was not very large. Lt Colonel Johnson wanted a flag large enough to be seen by the seamen on the ships around Iwo Jima. The photo of the flag raising on Iwo Jima was taken as the flags were exchanged.
Who is the artist for Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima?
Pollard
What was the battle site of famous flag raising?
Iwo Jima
Who was harland hansen?
participate in the first flag raising on iwo jima
Is there a video of the Iwo Jima flag raising?
The only records I have found are still photos. If you have a copy of Flags of Our Fathers by James Bradley, there are photos of the stages of the flag raising. (lowering of one as the second was raised to the photo that caused the sensation)
Battle site of famous flag raising?
If you mean the raising of the flag as show by the statue in Arlington, Virginia, that would be the battle of Iwo Jima.
What was best remembered on Iwo Jima?
The WW2 Pacific battle for Iwo Jima is usually remembered by Joe Rosenthal's iconic photograph of the flag raising on Mount Suribachi .
Does Ira Hayes carry a death shroud in the memorial to flag-raising on Iwo jima?
i have no clue
What was uniquer about the battle of Iwo Jima?
The flag raising & greatest (and bloodiest) battle in USMC history.
On what pacific island was the ''flag raising'' that took place atop mt suribachi?
Iwo Jima..............
When did Takahashi Meijin no BΕken Jima IV happen?
Takahashi Meijin no Bōken Jima IV happened in 1994.
The raising of the American flag on Mount Suribachi marks the conquest of what island in the pacific ocean?
Iwo Jima
