Which individual, a Pima Indian, participated in the second flag raising on Mount Suribachi after the Battle of Iwo Jima on February 23, 1945?

Which individual, a Pima Indian, participated in the second flag raising on Mount Suribachi after the Battle of Iwo Jima on February 23, 1945?

• A. Opha Mae Johnson
• B. Ira Hayes
• C. Lucille McClarren
• D. Anne Lentz

Answer: (B)

Identifying the person who, as a Pima Indian, participated in the second flag raising on Mount Suribachi. That individual was Ira Hayes, a U.S. Marine from the Pima community in Arizona. He was part of the six Marines who raised the larger flag on Mount Suribachi on February 23, 1945, a moment captured in a famous photograph that became an enduring symbol of the Iwo Jima campaign. The other names listed do not share this specific background, so Hayes is the correct match.

Identifying the person who, as a Pima Indian, participated in the second flag raising on Mount Suribachi. That individual was Ira Hayes, a U.S. Marine from the Pima community in Arizona. He was part of the six Marines who raised the larger flag on Mount Suribachi on February 23, 1945, a moment captured in a famous photograph that became an enduring symbol of the Iwo Jima campaign. The other names listed do not share this specific background, so Hayes is the correct match.