SGT William Genaust Plaque- Mt. Suribachi
Details:
Next to the Mt. Suribachi Flag Raising Monument at ground level. Plaque A bars inscribed plaque attached to a concrete base about one foot tall.
The plaque remembers the United States Marine Corps Cameraman, Sergeant William H. Genaust who was killed by a sniper while filming the second flag raising on Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima on March 4, 1945.
Sergeant Genaustes body was not recovered after the battle and he is listed on the Court of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial in Hawaii.
Monument Text:
SERGEANT WILLIAM HOMER GENAUST
MARINE COMBAT CAMERAMAN
SHOT HISTORIC MOVIE OF HISTORIC FLAG RAISING
WON BRONZE STAR
KILLED IN ACTION ON MAR 4, 1945
AGE 38
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
5th Marine Division
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
Wars:
WWII
Battles:
Iwo Jima
Pacific Theater
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