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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Alan Stevenson Wood

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Sierra Madre, California

Honored By

An Indebted American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

WAS IN CHARGE OF COMMUNICATIONS ON LST-779, A LANDING SHIP THAT DISGORGED TANKS AND CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ON IWO JIMA'S SHORES. WHEN A MARINE REQUESTED THE BIGGEST FLAG HE COULD FIND, HE GAVE HIM A 37 SQUARE FOOT FLAG THAT HE HAS DISCOVERED IN A PEARL HARBOR NAVY DEPOT. THE FLAG WAS RAISED AT IWO JIMA ON FEBRUARY 23, 1945 BY FIVE MARINES AND ONE NAVY CORPSMAN ON THE ROCKY PEAK OF MOUNT SURIBACHI. THE RAISING OF THE FLAG WAS PHOTOGRAPHED BY JOE ROSENTHAL.