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Ernest Ivy "Boots" Thomas, Jr. (March 10, 1924 – March 3, 1945) was a United States Marine Corps sergeant who was killed in action on March 3, 1945 during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. He was one of the Marines who raised the first United States flag and flagstaff on top of Mount Suribachi, on Iwo Jima, on February 23, 1945. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism at Mount Suribach on February 21, 1945.

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  • Ernest Ivy Thomas, Jr.
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  • Ernest Ivy "Boots" Thomas, Jr. (March 10, 1924 – March 3, 1945) was a United States Marine Corps sergeant who was killed in action on March 3, 1945 during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. He was one of the Marines who raised the first United States flag and flagstaff on top of Mount Suribachi, on Iwo Jima, on February 23, 1945. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism at Mount Suribach on February 21, 1945.
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  • 1942(xsd:integer)
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  • 1924-03-10(xsd:date)
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  • Boots
Name
  • Ernest Ivy Thomas, Jr.
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  • Left to right: Raymond Jacobs , Henry Hansen , Ernest Thomas , John "Doc" Bradley , Charles Lindberg , and James Michaels on Mt. Suribachi.
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  • Place of burial
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  • Tampa, Florida
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  • 1945-03-03(xsd:date)
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  • United States of America
Battles
  • World War II
  • *Battle of Iwo Jima
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  • Ernest Ivy "Boots" Thomas, Jr. (March 10, 1924 – March 3, 1945) was a United States Marine Corps sergeant who was killed in action on March 3, 1945 during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. He was one of the Marines who raised the first United States flag and flagstaff on top of Mount Suribachi, on Iwo Jima, on February 23, 1945. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism at Mount Suribach on February 21, 1945.
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