The island was seen as vital to the war effort because Japanese fighter planes based there were intercepting American bombers. Most of the Japanese soldiers were killed. servicemen died and about 20,000 were wounded in the battle on the tiny island, which is about 660 miles (1,062 kilometers) south of Tokyo and is now officially called Iwo To. 19, 1945, and lasted 36 days, with about 70,000 Marines fighting 18,000 Japanese soldiers. This content is not available due to your privacy preferences. Maurer said that when she would ask her father about the photo, "he would say something like, 'That group raised a flag.'" But he didn't tell us he helped raise the flag on Mount Suribachi." We knew he was wounded in the shoulder at one point. "He never spoke about any of this when we were growing up," she said. The Marines didn't provide details about Keller, but NBC interviewed his 70-year-old daughter, Kay Maurer, of Brooklyn, Iowa.Īlthough Maurer said her father kept a framed Rosenthal photo showing 18 Marines on the summit of Mount Suribachi with the flag in the background, he never mentioned his role in the historic event. NBC News, which broke the news on the Marines' decision, reported that Keller died in 1979 in Grinnell, Iowa. In 2016, the Marines corrected the identity of another man in the photo after historians raised questions. "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. Keller, the Marines said in a statement, noting that Gagnon did help obtain the flag.Īssociated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal shot the iconic photograph atop Mount Suribachi during the 1945 battle between American and Japanese forces on Iwo Jima. Rene Gagnon, as had long been believed, but Cpl. forces raising an American flag during the Battle of Iwo Jima.Īfter questions were raised by private historians who studied photos and film of the event, it determined that one of the six men who raised the flag was not Pfc. DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The Marine Corps on Thursday corrected the identity of a second man in the iconic photograph of U.S. Photo shows, women in paper ' gas masks ' arriving at Trafalgar Square for the meeting. Sylvia Pankhurst, the veteran suffragette, Monica Whately and Wal Hannington addressed the crowds. Led by women wearing representations of gas masks, thousands gathered in Trafalgar Square today ( Sunday ) for the great Peace meeting. Masked women lead demonstrators in Trafalgar Square peace meeting. Photo shows Monica Whately addressing the crowds in Trafalgar Square. MAURICE CORRY MSP (Conservative), with responsibility for the Armed Forces and Veterans Community, visited Saltcoats Military Veterans Breakfast Club and held an impromptu meeting over a traditional Scottish breakfast, with veterans from all the Armed Services, discussing the health and welfare of service personnel, the Government's and devolved Parliaments' responsibilities and what further is being done for their wellbeing. Credit: Findlay/Alamy Live News Saltcoats, Ayrshire, UK.
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