Harold Schultz
Harold Henry Schultz (born January 28, 1925 in Detroit , † May 16, 1995 in Los Angeles ) was an American Marine and participant in World War II . In 2016 it was revealed that he was one of the Marines in the famous Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima photograph .
Life
Schultz was drafted into the US Marine Corps in December 1943. He was assigned to the E-Company, 2nd Battalion, 28th Marine Regiment of the 5th Marine Division and landed on the Japanese island of Iwojima in February 1945 . Shortly after the battle broke out on February 23, he and five other Marines from his unit hoisted an American flag on the Suribachi volcano . American soldiers had previously set up a flag, but it had to be replaced. Schultz and his comrades were photographed by photographer Joe Rosenthal while the flag was being raised . The recording was published as Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima and soon became widely known. However, it was not Schultz but the navy medic John Bradley who was identified as the flag hoist . Three of the six Marines in the photo were killed during the fighting on Iwojima. The survivors, John Bradley, Ira Hayes, and Rene Gagnon , were brought back to their homes and sent on a war bond promotion.
Schultz was wounded in one arm and stomach in the course of the fighting and was sent back to the United States. There he was discharged from the Marine Corps with the rank of corporal . He found employment as a postman for the US Postal Service and lived in Los Angeles with his partner and a stepdaughter. He is said to never have addressed or glorified the fact that he is in the famous photo. He died in 1995 at the age of 70.
In 2016, the Marine Corps found through research that Schultz was actually in the picture Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima . As a conclusion, his name should be added to all memorial institutions for the picture, such as the United States Marine Corps War Memorial .
Awards
- Purple heart
- Presidential Unit Citation
- Combat Action Ribbon
- American Campaign Medal
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
- World War II Victory Medal
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ New York Times article
- ↑ Detroit Free Press article
- ^ Announcement from the US Marine Corps
- ↑ New York Times article
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schultz, Harold |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schultz, Harold Henry (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Navy and participant in World War II |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 28, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Detroit , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 16, 1995 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , United States |