The U.S. Marine Corps has officially corrected photographic history this week. After a formal investigation, the Corps is admitting that one of the men in AP photographer Joe Rosenthal’s iconic WWII photograph “Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima” has been misidentified for the past 71 years. The misidentified man, Navy Pharmacist’s Mate 2nd Class John […]
Man in Iconic Iwo Jima Flag Photo was Misidentified for the Past 71 Years
PetaPixel - 27 Jun 2016 23:19
The U.S. Marine Corps has officially corrected photographic history this week. After a formal investigation, the Corps is admitting that one of the men in AP photographer Joe Rosenthal’s iconic WWII photograph “Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima” has been misidentified for the past 71 years. The misidentified man, Navy Pharmacist’s Mate 2nd Class John […]
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