Franklin Sousley Birth:   Sep. 19, 1925 Hilltop (Grant County) Grant County Kentucky, USA Death:   Mar. 21, 1945, Japan   United States Marine Corps Private. Iwo Jima Flag Raiser. He was one of the six men who raised the American Flag on Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima on February 23, 1945. The scene was photographed by Joe Rosenthal and it was the basis for the Iwo Jima Memorial. Pvt Sousley was later killed in action on Iwo Jima on March 21, 1945. (bio by: Erik Lander) Search Amazon.com for Franklin Sousley

Thanks for the help "Remember to the world you are just one person, but maybe to one person you are the world." ----- Original Message ----- From: <Sch3111@aol.com> To: <KYMCCREA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 11:04 AM Subject: Re: [KYMCCREA] Franklin Sousley > Franklin Sousley > Birth: Sep. 19, 1925 > Hilltop (Grant County) > Grant County > Kentucky, USA > Death: Mar. 21, 1945, Japan > > United States Marine Corps Private. Iwo Jima Flag Raiser. He was one of the > six men who raised the American Flag on Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima on February > 23, 1945. The scene was photographed by Joe Rosenthal and it was the basis > for the Iwo Jima Memorial. Pvt Sousley was later killed in action on Iwo Jima on > March 21, 1945. (bio by: Erik Lander) > Search Amazon.com for Franklin Sousley > > > > > > > > ==== KYMCCREA Mailing List ==== > If you wish to unsubscribe from the KYMCCREA Mailing List, send only the word > UNSUBSCRIBE to KYMCCREA-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM or if you are > on the Digest List to KYMCCREA-D-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >