The Battle of Iwo Jima and the Heroism of Ira Hamilton Hayes

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 ... 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 ... In death he was afforded respect and accolades he rarely found in life. His body would lie in State in the Arizona Capitol Building, and he was the given the ... He's perhaps best known for being one of six Marines captured in the iconic Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph “Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima” ... World War II United States Marine. One of the Flag Raiser at Iwo Jima. He was born on the Gila River Pima Reservation, the oldest of eight children. ... Ira Hamilton Hayes was a quiet yet precocious child, learning to read and write English before age four. Hayes attended high school for just ... 8 Melton, 155; “Corporal Ira Hamilton Hayes, USMC (Deceased).” 9 “Corporal Ira Hamilton Hayes, USMC (Deceased).” 10 Melton, 155-156. 11 Melton, 156. 10 ... Ira Hamilton Hayes "Chief Falling Cloud" (1923–55) was a Pima Native American Marine who was one of the six men immortalized in the iconic ... Ira Hamilton Hayes was an Akimel O'odham Indigenous American and a United States Marine during World War II. Hayes was an enrolled member of the Gila River ... Ira Hamilton Hayes (January 12, 1923 – January 24, 1955) was an Akimel O'odham Indigenous American and a United States Marine during World War II.