...still in contact with. The most memorable of his stories were of being at Iwo Jima. He saw the U.S. flag raised on Mt. Suribachi and recorded it in his ship's logbook. He witnessed the raising of the larger flag as well. He remembered William...

...ever hold this honorary title with the tribe. He was a proud World War II Veteran who witnessed the flag raising on Mt. Suribachi on Iwo Jima and recorded it in the ship's log; witnessed the second (larger) flag raising as well. He was also...