Ira Hamilton Hayes A Symbol of American Valor and Resilience

Last Known Activity: Ira Hamilton Hayes (January 12, 1923 – January 24, 1955) was a Pima Native American and a United States Marine who was one of the six flag ... IRA HAMILTON HAYES-4698 The B-17 flying fortress, the “Sentimental Journey” performed four fly-overs for the parade, followed by six ... Ira Hamilton Hayes, a young Akimel O'odham war hero, has been immortalised in one of history's most famous photographs, honoured by an imposing memorial statue ... Ira Hamilton Hayes, USMC Airborne Warrior was a participant in the famous WW II flag raising, February 25, 1945, on Mount Suribachi Iwo Jima. Corporal Ira Hamilton Hayes died on 24 January 1955 in Bapchule, AZ. In death, Ira was afforded the respect and accolades he rarely found in ... He had died of exposure after getting into a drunken fight during a poker game. ... Nor the Marine that went to war. According to a biography on ... IRA HAYES tells the story of Ira Hamilton Hayes from the perspective of a Native American combat veteran of the Vietnam generation. Hayes, along with five ... Marine paratrooper and Pima tribesman Ira Hamilton Hayes was immortalized in the photo of the US flag being raised over Mount Suribachi during the Battle of ... Ira Hamilton Hayes was born on the Gila River Indian Reservation in Arizona, United States. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1942 and was ... Ira Hamilton Hayes. (1922—1955). Quick Reference. (1922–1955) U.S. marine. Born on a Pima Indian reservation in Arizona, Hayes enlisted in the marines at the ...