How frustrating it must have been for the first group that raised the flag ! I remember reading about it years ago. Someone thought the first flag too small so a second flag was brought up, with photographer, and the rest is incorrect history.
It reminds me about the P-38 pilot who claimed to have shot down Yamamoto's Betty bomber he was riding in. I think his name was Lynch. He got back to base first and claimed the victory before the other pilots could say anything even though he did not shoot the bomber down.
Just goes to show if you do anything, you need good press to make you famous.