Louis R. Lowery
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Louis R. Lowery was a United States Marine Corps captain. He was the only Marine Corps combat photographer to cover six major campaigns during World War II.
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Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima![Staff Sergeant Lou Lowery's most widely circulated image of the first American flag flown on Mount Suribachi.[citation needed] Left to right: 1st Lt. Harold Schrier (kneeling beside radioman's legs), Pfc. Raymond Jacobs (radio operator), Sgt. Henry "Hank" Hansen (soft cap, holding flagstaff), Platoon Sgt. Ernest "Boots" Thomas (seated), Pvt. Phil Ward (holding lower flagstaff), PhM2c. John Bradley, USN (holding flagstaff, standing above Ward and Thomas), Pfc. James Michels (holding M1 carbine), and Cpl. Charles Lindberg (standing above Michels).](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/First_Iwo_Jima_Flag_Raising.jpg/1280px-First_Iwo_Jima_Flag_Raising.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
Staff Sergeant Lou Lowery's most widely circulated image of the first American flag flown on Mount Suribachi.[citation needed] Left to right: 1st Lt. Harold Schrier (kneeling beside radioman's legs), Pfc. Raymond Jacobs (radio operator), Sgt. Henry "Hank" Hansen (soft cap, holding flagstaff), Platoon Sgt. Ernest "Boots" Thomas (seated), Pvt. Phil Ward (holding lower flagstaff), PhM2c. John Bradley, USN (holding flagstaff, standing above Ward and Thomas), Pfc. James Michels (holding M1 carbine), and Cpl. Charles Lindberg (standing above Michels).
Private Robert R. Campbell's photograph taken when the larger second flag replaced the first raised at Iwo Jima
The U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, VirginiaAwards 1
Artists from United States 6
About this person
Louis R. Lowery was a United States Marine Corps captain. He was the only Marine Corps combat photographer to cover six major campaigns during World War II. He is best known for taking the first photographs of the first American flag that was raised on top of Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima on the morning of February 23, 1945.
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deceased
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Lived 1916 to 1987 · aged 70
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