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wo Jima Flag Raiser
Timeline
Birth- 10 Nov 1919
Jarabenia, Czechoslovakia
1939 - 1945World War II- Ages: 25 - 19 years
Rank
Sergeant
Service Start Date
1939
Branch
Marine Corps
Conflict Period
World War II
Service End Date
1945
Served For
United States of America
Gold Star
Gender
Male
Raised in
Conemaugh, Pennsylvania
Graduated High School
1937
Became a Sergeant in the Marine Corps
26 Jan 1942
Landed on Iwo Jima
19 Feb 1945
Enlisted in the regular Marine Corps
6 Oct 1939
Military Awards: WWII Victory Medal
1945
Military Awards: Purple Heart
1 Mar 1945
Military Awards: Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Service Medal
4 Battle Stars
Military Awards: Presidential Unit Citation
Iwo Jima
Military Awards: American Campaign Service Medal
1942
Military Awards: American Defense Service Medal
"Base" clasp
Military Awards: Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal
1943
Death- 1 Mar 1945-Age: 25 years
Iwo Jima, Japan
Motar Shell
Burial
Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, DC
Other Facts
Mother
Martha Strank
Father
Vasil Strank
Full Name
Michael Strank
