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wo Jima Flag Raiser
Timeline
Birth- 10 Nov 1919
Jarabenia, Czechoslovakia
1939 - 1945World War II- Ages: 25 - 19 years
Rank
Sergeant
Service Start Date
1 Jan 1939
Branch
Marine Corps
Conflict Period
World War II
Service End Date
1 Jan 1945
Served For
United States of America
Gender
Male
Raised in
Conemaugh, Pennsylvania
Graduated High School
1 Jan 1937
Became a Sergeant in the Marine Corps
26 Jan 1942
Landed on Iwo Jima
19 Feb 1945
Enlisted in the regular Marine Corps
6 Oct 1939
Military Awards: WWII Victory Medal
1 Jan 1945
Military Awards: Purple Heart
1 Mar 1945
Military Awards: Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Service Medal
4 Battle Stars
Military Awards: Presidential Unit Citation
Iwo Jima
Military Awards: American Campaign Service Medal
1 Jan 1942
Military Awards: American Defense Service Medal
"Base" clasp
Military Awards: Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal
1 Jan 1943
Death- 1 Mar 1945-Age: 25 years
Iwo Jima, Japan
Motar Shell
Burial
Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, DC
Other Facts
Mother
Martha Strank
Father
Vasil Strank
Full Name
Michael Strank
