No, the guys in that picture were part of Lt Schier's patrol, the first flag raisers.
Hayes accompanied the second group of flag raisers up the hill with the second larger flag when it was determined the first flag was too small to be seen fm the beach.
No, the guys in that picture were part of Lt Schier's patrol, the first flag raisers. Hayes accompanied the second group of flag raisers up the hill with the second larger flag when it was determined the first flag was too small to be seen fm the beach.
Lt. Harold Schrier led both patrols. And six years later earned a SS at the Chosin Resevoir.