Ira Hayes
Ira Hayes
Ira Hamilton Hayeswas a Pima Native American and a United States Marine who was one of the six flag raisers immortalized in the iconic photograph of the flag raising on Iwo Jima during World War II. Hayes was an enrolled member of the Gila River Pima Indian Reservationlocated in the Pinal and Maricopa counties in Arizona. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve on August 26, 1942, and after recruit training, volunteered to become a Paramarine. He fought...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWar Hero
Date of Birth12 January 1923
CountryUnited States of America
The real heroes were my good buddies who died during the battles.
I am not a hero but the brave men who died deserved this honor.