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JACK THURMAN | 2nd Raider Battalion (Marines, WWII)

Getting onto the beaches of Iwo Jima would be no easy feat. Jack Thurman describes everything he saw from the guns of the USS Tennessee clearing space for the landing, to the B-29s being shot down overhead as they made their way to the southernmost airfield on the island. Once Jack made it onto the island, he’d need to push forward through an onslaught of Japanese artillery. He describes making it to his unit and the loss of Medal of Honor recipient John Basilone on the first day of the invasion. One of the most memorable relationships Jack made in the Marine Corps was with Ira Hayes, a Pima Native American from Arizona. They had met before the battle, and when the bullets started flying they found themselves shoulder to shoulder. On February 23rd, 1945, Marines raised the first flag on Mt. Suribachi which stood over the battle for hours. But, of all of the images to come out of World War II, few are as immediately recognizable as the second raising of the U.S. Flag over Iwo Jima. Jack Thurman was just feet away from this significant moment, and he recalls his friend Ira Hayes helping put the flag in place. WitnessToWar.org Follow us on social media: facebook.com/WitnessToWar twitter.com/WitnessToWar #WWII #IwoJima #IraHayes #CombatVeteran #Marines #Military History #Suribachi