They were better men than me and they’re not coming back…”. Jack remained friends with Ira until his death. Ira didn't speak unless spoken to. Sgt. On December 4, Hayes landed with the 3rd Parachute Battalion on Bougainville and fought against the Japanese as a platoon automatic rifleman (BAR man) with Company K during the Bougainville Campaign. Bradley finished the tour in Washington D.C. on July 4. He was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton, California on December 1, 1945. Ira would just run away.
[8], In 1932, the family settled in Bapchule, Arizona, approximately 12 miles northwest of Sacaton.
He was a Pima Native American and more famously served as a United States Marine during World War 2. Hayes fought on the island until the battle was over on March 26. Marine Corps recruit photo of Hayes in 1942, The U.S. Airborne, Attached Units – The U.S. Airborne during World War II, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment, Robert Imnie, Associated Press, March 17, 2004: "Veteran closer to clearing his name after book cast doubt on his role at Iwo Jima", You Tube, Smithsonian Channel, 2008 Documentary (Genaust films) "Shooting Iwo Jima", The Combat Distinguishing Device (Combat "V") denotes he was ". Gagnon, and PhM2c. The “The Ballad of Ira Hayes” tells the story of Ira Hayes and of his becoming famous for being one of the flag raisers on Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima during WW2. Pfc. He was a Pima Native American and more famously served as a United States Marine during World War 2. Gagnon named Marines Michael Strank (KIA), Henry Hansen (KIA), Franklin Sousley (KIA), Ira Hayes, Navy corpsman John Bradley, and himself. After finding a Japanese steel pipe and attaching the flag to it, the flagstaff was taken to the highest place on the crater. He was shy and never talked to us girls. [2] During the morning of February 23, Marines from the 3rd Platoon of Easy Company captured and raised the American flag on Mount Suribachi. In 1932, the family settled in Bapchule, Arizona, located approximately 12 miles northwest of Sacaton. Marine Corps League, Ira Hayes Detachment 2, Phoenix, Arizona.
They were better men than me and they’re not coming back…”. Jack remained friends with Ira until his death. Ira didn't speak unless spoken to. Sgt. On December 4, Hayes landed with the 3rd Parachute Battalion on Bougainville and fought against the Japanese as a platoon automatic rifleman (BAR man) with Company K during the Bougainville Campaign. Bradley finished the tour in Washington D.C. on July 4. He was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton, California on December 1, 1945. Ira would just run away.
[8], In 1932, the family settled in Bapchule, Arizona, approximately 12 miles northwest of Sacaton.
He was a Pima Native American and more famously served as a United States Marine during World War 2. Hayes fought on the island until the battle was over on March 26. Marine Corps recruit photo of Hayes in 1942, The U.S. Airborne, Attached Units – The U.S. Airborne during World War II, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment, Robert Imnie, Associated Press, March 17, 2004: "Veteran closer to clearing his name after book cast doubt on his role at Iwo Jima", You Tube, Smithsonian Channel, 2008 Documentary (Genaust films) "Shooting Iwo Jima", The Combat Distinguishing Device (Combat "V") denotes he was ". Gagnon, and PhM2c. The “The Ballad of Ira Hayes” tells the story of Ira Hayes and of his becoming famous for being one of the flag raisers on Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima during WW2. Pfc. He was a Pima Native American and more famously served as a United States Marine during World War 2. Gagnon named Marines Michael Strank (KIA), Henry Hansen (KIA), Franklin Sousley (KIA), Ira Hayes, Navy corpsman John Bradley, and himself. After finding a Japanese steel pipe and attaching the flag to it, the flagstaff was taken to the highest place on the crater. He was shy and never talked to us girls. [2] During the morning of February 23, Marines from the 3rd Platoon of Easy Company captured and raised the American flag on Mount Suribachi. In 1932, the family settled in Bapchule, Arizona, located approximately 12 miles northwest of Sacaton. Marine Corps League, Ira Hayes Detachment 2, Phoenix, Arizona.
They were better men than me and they’re not coming back…”. Jack remained friends with Ira until his death. Ira didn't speak unless spoken to. Sgt. On December 4, Hayes landed with the 3rd Parachute Battalion on Bougainville and fought against the Japanese as a platoon automatic rifleman (BAR man) with Company K during the Bougainville Campaign. Bradley finished the tour in Washington D.C. on July 4. He was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton, California on December 1, 1945. Ira would just run away.
[8], In 1932, the family settled in Bapchule, Arizona, approximately 12 miles northwest of Sacaton.
He was a Pima Native American and more famously served as a United States Marine during World War 2. Hayes fought on the island until the battle was over on March 26. Marine Corps recruit photo of Hayes in 1942, The U.S. Airborne, Attached Units – The U.S. Airborne during World War II, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment, Robert Imnie, Associated Press, March 17, 2004: "Veteran closer to clearing his name after book cast doubt on his role at Iwo Jima", You Tube, Smithsonian Channel, 2008 Documentary (Genaust films) "Shooting Iwo Jima", The Combat Distinguishing Device (Combat "V") denotes he was ". Gagnon, and PhM2c. The “The Ballad of Ira Hayes” tells the story of Ira Hayes and of his becoming famous for being one of the flag raisers on Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima during WW2. Pfc. He was a Pima Native American and more famously served as a United States Marine during World War 2. Gagnon named Marines Michael Strank (KIA), Henry Hansen (KIA), Franklin Sousley (KIA), Ira Hayes, Navy corpsman John Bradley, and himself. After finding a Japanese steel pipe and attaching the flag to it, the flagstaff was taken to the highest place on the crater. He was shy and never talked to us girls. [2] During the morning of February 23, Marines from the 3rd Platoon of Easy Company captured and raised the American flag on Mount Suribachi. In 1932, the family settled in Bapchule, Arizona, located approximately 12 miles northwest of Sacaton. Marine Corps League, Ira Hayes Detachment 2, Phoenix, Arizona.
They were better men than me and they’re not coming back…”. Jack remained friends with Ira until his death. Ira didn't speak unless spoken to. Sgt. On December 4, Hayes landed with the 3rd Parachute Battalion on Bougainville and fought against the Japanese as a platoon automatic rifleman (BAR man) with Company K during the Bougainville Campaign. Bradley finished the tour in Washington D.C. on July 4. He was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton, California on December 1, 1945. Ira would just run away.
[8], In 1932, the family settled in Bapchule, Arizona, approximately 12 miles northwest of Sacaton.
He was a Pima Native American and more famously served as a United States Marine during World War 2. Hayes fought on the island until the battle was over on March 26. Marine Corps recruit photo of Hayes in 1942, The U.S. Airborne, Attached Units – The U.S. Airborne during World War II, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment, Robert Imnie, Associated Press, March 17, 2004: "Veteran closer to clearing his name after book cast doubt on his role at Iwo Jima", You Tube, Smithsonian Channel, 2008 Documentary (Genaust films) "Shooting Iwo Jima", The Combat Distinguishing Device (Combat "V") denotes he was ". Gagnon, and PhM2c. The “The Ballad of Ira Hayes” tells the story of Ira Hayes and of his becoming famous for being one of the flag raisers on Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima during WW2. Pfc. He was a Pima Native American and more famously served as a United States Marine during World War 2. Gagnon named Marines Michael Strank (KIA), Henry Hansen (KIA), Franklin Sousley (KIA), Ira Hayes, Navy corpsman John Bradley, and himself. After finding a Japanese steel pipe and attaching the flag to it, the flagstaff was taken to the highest place on the crater. He was shy and never talked to us girls. [2] During the morning of February 23, Marines from the 3rd Platoon of Easy Company captured and raised the American flag on Mount Suribachi. In 1932, the family settled in Bapchule, Arizona, located approximately 12 miles northwest of Sacaton. Marine Corps League, Ira Hayes Detachment 2, Phoenix, Arizona.
They were better men than me and they’re not coming back…”. Jack remained friends with Ira until his death. Ira didn't speak unless spoken to. Sgt. On December 4, Hayes landed with the 3rd Parachute Battalion on Bougainville and fought against the Japanese as a platoon automatic rifleman (BAR man) with Company K during the Bougainville Campaign. Bradley finished the tour in Washington D.C. on July 4. He was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton, California on December 1, 1945. Ira would just run away.
[8], In 1932, the family settled in Bapchule, Arizona, approximately 12 miles northwest of Sacaton.
He was a Pima Native American and more famously served as a United States Marine during World War 2. Hayes fought on the island until the battle was over on March 26. Marine Corps recruit photo of Hayes in 1942, The U.S. Airborne, Attached Units – The U.S. Airborne during World War II, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment, Robert Imnie, Associated Press, March 17, 2004: "Veteran closer to clearing his name after book cast doubt on his role at Iwo Jima", You Tube, Smithsonian Channel, 2008 Documentary (Genaust films) "Shooting Iwo Jima", The Combat Distinguishing Device (Combat "V") denotes he was ". Gagnon, and PhM2c. The “The Ballad of Ira Hayes” tells the story of Ira Hayes and of his becoming famous for being one of the flag raisers on Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima during WW2. Pfc. He was a Pima Native American and more famously served as a United States Marine during World War 2. Gagnon named Marines Michael Strank (KIA), Henry Hansen (KIA), Franklin Sousley (KIA), Ira Hayes, Navy corpsman John Bradley, and himself. After finding a Japanese steel pipe and attaching the flag to it, the flagstaff was taken to the highest place on the crater. He was shy and never talked to us girls. [2] During the morning of February 23, Marines from the 3rd Platoon of Easy Company captured and raised the American flag on Mount Suribachi. In 1932, the family settled in Bapchule, Arizona, located approximately 12 miles northwest of Sacaton. Marine Corps League, Ira Hayes Detachment 2, Phoenix, Arizona.
On March 14, 1943, Hayes sailed for New Caledonia with the 3rd Parachute Battalion, which was assigned to Camp Kiser there on March 25 until September 26; the unit was redesignated in April as Company K, 3rd Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment[14] of the I Marine Amphibious Corps. The Pinal County coroner concluded that Hayes's death was caused by exposure and alcohol poisoning. Hayes was an enrolled member of the Gila River Pima Indian Reservation located in Pinal and Maricopa counties in Arizona. At approximately 1 p.m., Lt. Schrier ordered the raising of the second flag and the lowering of the original flag. [8] The Hayes children attended grade school in Sacaton and high school at the Phoenix Indian School in Phoenix, Arizona. He was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery on February 2, 1955. Hayes and his unit left Iwo Jima on the USS Winged Arrow[2] for Hawaii on March 26 and he continued to train there again with his unit. Once the island of Iwo Jima was ultimately secured by United States armed forces, Ira Hayes was subsequently ordered back to Washington, D.C. Once there, he was assigned with Rene Gagnon (USMC Private First Class), and Rene Gagnon (USN Pharmacist’s Mate First Class) to temporary duty with the U.S. Treasury Department’s Finance Division. "[10] After the attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, Ira confided to his classmate Eleanor Pasquale that he was determined on serving in the United States Marine Corps. On April 15, 1945, he boarded a plane to Washington, D.C. with orders to join C Company, 1st Headquarters Battalion, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, Washington, D.C. Hayes with the two other surviving second flag-raisers of the battle of Iwo Jima, Pfc.
They were better men than me and they’re not coming back…”. Jack remained friends with Ira until his death. Ira didn't speak unless spoken to. Sgt. On December 4, Hayes landed with the 3rd Parachute Battalion on Bougainville and fought against the Japanese as a platoon automatic rifleman (BAR man) with Company K during the Bougainville Campaign. Bradley finished the tour in Washington D.C. on July 4. He was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton, California on December 1, 1945. Ira would just run away.
[8], In 1932, the family settled in Bapchule, Arizona, approximately 12 miles northwest of Sacaton.
He was a Pima Native American and more famously served as a United States Marine during World War 2. Hayes fought on the island until the battle was over on March 26. Marine Corps recruit photo of Hayes in 1942, The U.S. Airborne, Attached Units – The U.S. Airborne during World War II, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment, Robert Imnie, Associated Press, March 17, 2004: "Veteran closer to clearing his name after book cast doubt on his role at Iwo Jima", You Tube, Smithsonian Channel, 2008 Documentary (Genaust films) "Shooting Iwo Jima", The Combat Distinguishing Device (Combat "V") denotes he was ". Gagnon, and PhM2c. The “The Ballad of Ira Hayes” tells the story of Ira Hayes and of his becoming famous for being one of the flag raisers on Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima during WW2. Pfc. He was a Pima Native American and more famously served as a United States Marine during World War 2. Gagnon named Marines Michael Strank (KIA), Henry Hansen (KIA), Franklin Sousley (KIA), Ira Hayes, Navy corpsman John Bradley, and himself. After finding a Japanese steel pipe and attaching the flag to it, the flagstaff was taken to the highest place on the crater. He was shy and never talked to us girls. [2] During the morning of February 23, Marines from the 3rd Platoon of Easy Company captured and raised the American flag on Mount Suribachi. In 1932, the family settled in Bapchule, Arizona, located approximately 12 miles northwest of Sacaton. Marine Corps League, Ira Hayes Detachment 2, Phoenix, Arizona.
