Posted on Aug 7, 2021
US Marine who commanded unit pictured in iconic Iwo Jima photograph dies, aged 102
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Colonel Dave Severance, the commander of an American marine company who raised the American flag on Mount Suribachi at the Japanese island of Iwo Jima during the Second World War, has died at the age of 102 at his home in the La Jolla area of San Diego.
The news was confirmed by his family on Wednesday.
An iconic photograph of the moment that was clicked by Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal, became a symbolic image of the Second World War.
The news was confirmed by his family on Wednesday.
An iconic photograph of the moment that was clicked by Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal, became a symbolic image of the Second World War.
US Marine who commanded unit pictured in iconic Iwo Jima photograph dies, aged 102
Posted from independent.co.uk
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Marines
WWII World War Two
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel This is the most iconic photo for the Marines of WWII (if not ever). RIP Colonel Dave Severance. Gone but never forgotten. Semper Fi Colonel.
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Cpl Vic Burk
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel - A colleague of mine went to DC last summer on a family vacation and got a photo of it and sent it to me. I have never been to DC but you can bet that if I ever do go I will go see this landmark.
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