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Franklin Sousley

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wo Jima flag raiser

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Birth- Sept 19, 1925
Hilltop, Kentucky
Gender
Male
Gender
Female
Military Awards: WWII Victory Medal
1945
Leaves for the Pacific War Theater
Sept 19, 1943
Military Awards: Purple Heart
Mar 21, 1945
Father dies
May 1933
Military Awards: Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Service Medal
1 Battle Star
Enlisted in the Marine Corps
1943
Military Awards: Presidential Unit Citation
Iwo Jima
Death- Mar 21, 1945-Age: 20 years
Iwo Jima, Japan
Sniper's bullet

Burial

Elizaville Cemetery in Fleming County, Kentucky

Other Facts

Sister
Jamie Marie Sousley
Father
Duke Sousley
Mother
Goldie Mitchell

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Full Name
Franklin Runyon Sousley

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