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Harold George Schrier (October 17, 1916 – June 3, 1971) was a United States Marine Corps lieutenant colonel who served in World War II and the Korean War. In World War II, he was awarded the Navy Cross for leading the patrol that captured the top of Mount Suribachi, where he helped raise the first U.S. flag on Iwo Jima on February 23, 1945.
Mar 3, 2022 · 1st Lt. Harold G. Schrier – First Flag Raising. Schrier, a Marine, took part in many of the most critical battles of the Second World War, including Iwo Jima, Guadalcanal, and Midway. He received the Navy Cross for his heroism at Iwo Jia. Schrier also took part in the Korean War.
Harold G. Schrier, U.S. Marine veteran who played a major role in Memorial Day ceremonies at Fort Myers Memorial Gardens, has died [June 3, 1971] in Manatee Memorial Hospital in Bradenton.
Harold George Schrier was a United States Marine Corps lieutenant colonel who served in World War II and the Korean War. In World War II, he was awarded the Navy Cross for leading the patrol that captured the top of Mount Suribachi, where he helped raise the first U.S. flag on Iwo Jima on February 23, 1945.
Lieutenant Colonel Harold George Schrier died on 3 June 1971 in Bradenton, FL. He is buried at Mansion Memorial Park & Funeral Home in Ellenton, FL. Honoree ID: 3049
Harold George Schrier (October 17, 1916 – June 3, 1971) was a United States Marine Corps career officer. A combat veteran of World War II and the Korean War, he was a recipient of the Navy Cross, the nation's second highest military award for valor.
May 15, 2011 · First Lieutenant Harold G Schrier was chosen to lead the platoon, and as they embarked, Johnson handed Schrier a small (140cm by 71cm) US flag that had been taken from the USS Missoula, and said, ‘if you get to the top, put it up.’
United States Marine Corps Lieutenant. One of the six Marines who raised the first American flag on Mount Surabachi on Iwo Jima on February 23, 1945. This flag was later replaced by the flag in the famous flag raising photograph taken by Joe Rosenthal of the Associated Press. He retired from the Marine Corps as a...
23 February, 1945. Four days after the initial landings on Iwo Jima, 1stLt Harold G. Schrier led 40 men from Company E, 2d Battalion, 28th Marines, up Mt. Suribachi to secure the crest and raise the small American flag that battalion commander LtCol Chandler Johnson had given Schrier.
Oct 11, 2012 · der command of First Lieutenant Harold G. Schrier, the Company E executive officer, to seize and occupy the crest. Sergeant Louis R. Lowery, a photographer
