World War II Honoree

Lester Dean Read

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Plymouth, Indiana

Honored By

Steven Frederick Read

Relationship

Son

CORPORAL, ONE OF MANY SOLDIERS TO VOLUNTEER TO CLIMB AND CAPTURE MOUNT SURIBACHI ON THE ISLAND OF IWO JIMA. HE WAS PICTURED IN A FLAG-RAISING PHOTOGRAPH (A SIMPLE 6'X9' FLAG) ONCE THE AMERICANS CAPTURED THE MOUNT. THE FAMOUS IWO JIMA FLAG-RAISING PHOTOGRAPH BY JOE ROSENTHAL FOLLOWED SOME 30 MINUTES AFTER MANY TROOPS HAD CAPTURED THE MOUNT.