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SGT William Homer Genaust
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SGT William Homer Genaust

Birth
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Death
4 Mar 1945 (aged 38)
Iwo Jima, Ogasawara-shichō, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
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Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA Add to Map
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United States Marine Corps Sergeant. War Correspondent. He filmed the raising of the second American Flag on Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima on February 23, 1945. Nine days after he filmed the flag raising, he was shot and killed by Japanese soldiers hiding in a cave. Because bulldozers sealed the cave his body was not recovered.
United States Marine Corps Sergeant. War Correspondent. He filmed the raising of the second American Flag on Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima on February 23, 1945. Nine days after he filmed the flag raising, he was shot and killed by Japanese soldiers hiding in a cave. Because bulldozers sealed the cave his body was not recovered.

Bio by: Erik Lander

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Erik Lander
  • Added: Mar 2, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6231875/william_homer-genaust: accessed ), memorial page for SGT William Homer Genaust (12 Oct 1906–4 Mar 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6231875, citing Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.