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From the Louis R. Lowery Collection (COLL/2575) at the Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division
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  • See this source for details: Robertson, Breanne, ed. (2019). Investigating Iwo: The Flag Raisings in Myth, Memory, and Esprit de Corps (PDF). Quantico, Virginia: Marine Corps History Division. ISBN 978-0-16-095331-6. Photograph appears on page 210 (figure 12.9). Caption reads as follows: Sgt [Henry O.] Hansen and PFC Raymond Jacobs, a radioman borrowed from Company F, gaze at the American flag as PhM2c [John H.] Bradley and Pvt [Philip L.] Ward attempt to stabilize the flagpole. 1stLt [Harold G.] Schrier, Cpl [Charles W.] Lindberg, Sgt Howard Snyder, PltSgt [Ernest I.] Thomas, and PFC Harold H. Schultz look on.
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