I have read about this photograph now
im a couple of different news stories.
I have not seen any indication as to an explanation
of where the photo has been kept for 60 plus years
or why it has never been seen before.
It seems rather curious and makes me wonder what
other photos the source may have been hoarding?
At any rate, God Bless Ya’, Ernie.
Also, I read that he was killed by a Japanese machine gun round striking his left temple. You can’t see the left temple in the photo but he looks pretty clean. (Reuters has taught me to be skeptical.)
This article explains it explicitly.