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Franklin Runyon Sousley (September 19, 1925 – March 21, 1945) was a United States Marine who was killed in action during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. He was one of the six marines who raised the second of two U.S. flags on top of Mount Suribachi on February 23, 1945, as shown in the iconic photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima .
Learn about the life and death of Franklin Sousley, one of the six flag raisers on Mount Suribachi in 1945. He was a young Marine from Kentucky who loved his mother, his sweetheart, and his farm.
Camp Sousley is named after Franklin Sousley, a Fleming County native and Iwo Jima flag raiser. Learn about his story, his sacrifice and his legacy at the Franklin Sousley Museum on the camp site.
Oct 22, 2019 · Harold "Pie" Keller, a Carlson's Raider from Brooklyn, Iowa, was identified as one of the six Marines in the iconic photo of the U.S. flag raising atop Mount Suribachi in 1945. He survived the war and returned to his hometown, where he worked as a telephone company linesman.
Feb 23, 2021 · Franklin Sousley was one of the six Marines who raised the flag on Mount Suribachi in 1945, immortalized by Joe Rosenthal's photo. Learn about his life, his death and his legacy from a Vietnam veteran's perspective.
Oct 17, 2019 · The United States Marine Corps corrected the identity of another one of the six men raising the American flag on Mount Surabachi in an iconic photo taken during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945, after new evidence was provided by three amateur historians.
Franklin Runyon Sousley, participant in the famous flag raising on Iwo Jima, was born at Flemingsburg, Kentucky, on 19 September 1925. After his graduation from high school in June 1943, he moved to Dayton, Ohio, where he secured a job with the Frigidaire Division of General Motors.
