Michael Strank

  • male, deceased (1945)
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Sergeant Michael Strank (in Rusyn: "Mykhal Strenk"; in Slovak: "Michal Strenk") (November 10, 1919 - March 1, 1945) was a Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He was photographed raising the flag atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima. The leader of the group in the famous picture was Strank, who got the order to climb Mt. Suribachi to lay telephone wire. Wikipedia
Born:
November 10, 1919
Died:
March 1, 1945
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  • Iwo Jima - The Flag Raisers

    The back two are Michael Strank (behind Sousley) and Rene Gagnon (behind Bradley).
    www.iwojima.com/raising/raisingc.htm

  • Wikipedia

    The definitive Wikipedia entry for Michael Strank. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Strank

  • THE STORY BEHIND THE PICTURE

    Mike was their leader and it was he who got the order to climb Mt. Suribachi. Mike picked his "boys" and led them safely to the top. A smaller American flag had already been raised earlier there but Mike explained to the boys that the larger flag had t
    www.wtv-zone.com/Mary/STORYBEHINDTHEPICTURE.HTML