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Harlon Henry Block (November 6, 1924 – March 1, 1945) was a United States Marine Corps corporal who was killed in action during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. Born in Yorktown, Texas , Block joined the Marine Corps with seven high school classmates in February 1943.
Oct 22, 2019 · Harlon Block was one of the six Marines in the iconic photo of raising the U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi in 1945. He was misidentified as another Marine for 74 years until a recent correction by the Marines.
Three of the six Marines in the photograph—Sergeant Michael Strank, Corporal Harlon Block, and Private First Class Franklin Sousley—would be killed in action during the battle; Block was identified as Sergeant Hank Hansen until January 1947 and Sousley was identified as PhM2c.
Oct 17, 2019 · The six flag raisers in the famous photo are now identified as: Cpl. Harlon Block, Pfc. Harold Keller, Pfc. Ira Hayes, Pfc. Harold Schultz, Pfc. Franklin Sousley and Sgt. Michael Strank.
Harlon Henry Block (November 6, 1924 – March 1, 1945) was a United States Marine Corps corporal who was killed in action during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II.
Mar 13, 2019 · Learn about the history and significance of the famous photo of six Marines raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. Find out who the six Marines were, how the photo was taken, and what happened to them after the war.
Block joined Company E, 2d Battalion, 28th Marines, of the 5th Marine Division at Camp Pendleton on 1 March. He was promoted to the rank of corporal on 27 October 1944. After training at Camp Pendleton and Hawaii, Block landed on Iwo Jima on 19 February 1945.
