22.17.73

Print, Photographic

1945 Approximate

Marines Raising the U. S. Flag Atop Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 5". Description: black and white iconic photo showing U. S. Marines of the 28th Regiment, 5th Division as they raise the American flag on Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima, after winning one of the most famous battles of World War II against Japan.

Lawrence and Roy Yess served in the U. S. Marines of the Second Battalion's 28th Regiment, 5th Division and fought in the Battle Iwo Jima, February 1945, an island in the Pacific which was the site of one of the bloodiest and most famous battles of World War II against Japan. Found at the Pink Schoolhouse sale. Rural Wilton Township School District #20, school District 20; located in Waseca County, Wilton Township, Section 17, Pink School house.