Bill Genaust | |
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| Born | October 12, 1906 Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Died | March 4, 1945 (aged 38) Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, Japanese Empire |
| Buried | body not recovered |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service | United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1943–1945 |
| Rank |  Sergeant |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Bronze Star (w/ Combat 'V') Purple Heart (2) |
William Homer Genaust (October 12, 1906 – March 4, 1945) was an American war photographer during World War II best known for filming the second U.S. flag-raising on top of Mount Suribachi on February 23, 1945, which was immortalized in Joe Rosenthal's famous photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima.
Genaust was a sergeant in the United States Marine Corps during the Pacific War operating a then-modern and lightweight 16 millimeter motion picture camera which used 50-foot color film cassettes.[1][2] His motion picture of the flag-raising became one of the best-known film clips of the war, and documents the event famously depicted in the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia. Genaust was reportedly killed in action nine days later during the Battle of Iwo Jima, and his remains have not been recovered.
- ^ Albee, Parker Bishop Jr. (1995). Shadow of Suribachi: Raising the Flags on Iwo Jima. Praeger Publishers. pp. 48, 58. ISBN 0-275-95063-8.
- ^ You Tube, Smithsonian Channel, 2008 Documentary (Genaust films) "Shooting Iwo Jima" [1] Retrieved July 5, 2015