Last Marine in Iwo Jima photo dies at 82
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REDDING, Calif. - Raymond Jacobs, believed to be the last surviving member of the group of Marines photographed during the original U.S. flag-raising on Iwo Jima during World War II, has died at age 82.
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Jacobs died Jan. 29 of natural causes at a Redding hospital, his daughter, Nancy Jacobs, told The Associated Press.
Jacobs had spent his later years working to prove that he was the radio operator photographed looking up at an American flag as it was being raised by other Marines on Mount Suribachi on Feb. 23, 1945.
Newspaper accounts from the time show he was on the mountain during the initial raising of a smaller American flag, though he had returned to his unit by the time the more famous AP photograph was taken of a second flag-raising later the same day.
The radioman's face isn't fully visible in the first photograph taken of the first flag-raising by Lou Lowery, a photographer for Leatherneck magazine, leading some veterans to question Jacobs' claim. However, other negatives from the same roll of film show the radioman is Jacobs, said retired Col. Walt Ford, editor of Leatherneck.
"It's clearly a front-on face shot of Ray Jacobs," Ford said.
Annette Amerman, a historian with the Marine Corps History Division, said in an e-mailed statement "there are many that believe" Jacobs was the radioman. "However, there are no official records produced at the time that can prove or refute Mr. Jacobs' location."
Jacobs was honorably discharged in 1946. He was called up during the Korean conflict in 1951 before retiring as a sergeant, his daughter said.
Jacobs retired in 1992 from KTVU-TV in Oakland, where he worked 34 years as a reporter, anchor and news director.

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For the first time I have seen "History" at close quarters,and I know that its actual process is very different from what is presented to Posterity. - WWI General Max Hoffman

Standing to left, with SRC-300 (or at least it looks like one) on his back

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JW

"The radioman's face isn't fully visible in the first photograph taken of the first flag-raising by Lou Lowery, a photographer for Leatherneck magazine, leading some veterans to question Jacobs' claim. However, other negatives from the same roll of film show the radioman is Jacobs, said retired Col. Walt Ford, editor of Leatherneck."It's clearly a front-on face shot of Ray Jacobs," Ford said."

I hope it can be cleared up soon.

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For the first time I have seen "History" at close quarters,and I know that its actual process is very different from what is presented to Posterity. - WWI General Max Hoffman

R.I.P.

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Damn, I had not heard of this one. Rest in Peace Raymond.

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Lost are only those, who abandon themselves) Hans-Ulrich Rudel.

We need a bouquet /emo.

*Salute*

I just studied about this, my english class if reading Flags of our Fathers. When I looked at th epicture I noticed him because of his large radio pack on his pack. Raymond survived much longer than anyone from the second and most famous picture.The oldest was Jack bradley who died in 1994 at the age of 70, While Raymond was 82.

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"Goddam it, you'll never get the Purple Heart hiding in a foxhole! Follow me!" Captain Henry P. Jim Crowe - 13th January 1943 - (Guadalcanal)

sleep tight uncle..u r the legend now...

Speaking of Bradley. I remember exactly where I was, what I was doing and what time it was, when I heard of his passing. I was on my way back to Harlingen, Texas. I was changing a right reat tire that was flat, and was listening to the radio when the news came on right after Paul Harvey, at 5PM telling of his passing. One of his Sons lived somewhere near Harlingen and had given interviews on a few local TV news stations.

It must sound a bit wierd remembering all of these details. My Mother told me what she was doing and where she was at and what time it was, when she heard about the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

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Lost are only those, who abandon themselves) Hans-Ulrich Rudel.

R.i.P. Sir

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RIP, a True Hero,

Paul

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