Marines Correct 2nd ID in Iconic Iwo Jima Photo-- Part 1

From the October 20, 2019, by Scott McFetridge, AP.

The correct identity of a second man in that famous flag raising scene at Iwo Jima's Mount Suribachi has been released by the USMC.  One of the men was not Pfc. Rene Cagnon as previously believed, but Cpl. Harold B. Keller.  It also noted, however, that Gagnon  did help obtain the flag.

Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal shot the image during the 1945 battle between American and Japanese forces on Iwo Jima.

"Regardless of who was in the photograph, each and every Marine who set foot on Iwo Jima, or supported the effort from the sea and air around the island is, and always will be, a part of our Corps' cherished history," the Marines said in the statement.

In 2016, the Marines corrected the identity of another man in the photograph after historians raised questions.

--GreGen