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Rene Gagnon


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wo Jima Flag Raiser

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Birth- Mar 7, 1925
Manchester, New Hampshire
Marriage- Jul 7, 1945-Age: 20 years
Pauline Georgette Harnois
Baltimore, Maryland

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Military Awards: WWII Victory Medal
Jan 1, 1945
Military Awards: Presidential Unit Citation
Iwo Jima
Military Awards: American Campaign Service Medal
Jan 1, 1944
Military Awards: China Service Medal
Tsingtao, China
Military Awards: Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Service Medal
1 Battle Star
Military Awards: Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal
Jan 1, 1946

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Gender
Male
Arrived in Washington, DC
Apr 7, 1945
Transferred to Company E, 2d Battalion, 28 Marines
Apr 8, 1944
Inducted in the Marine Corps Reserve
May 6, 1943
Finished tour with 7th War Loan Drive
Jul 5, 1945
Landed on Iwo Jima
Feb 19, 1945
Promoted to Corporal & discharged from the Marines
Apr 27, 1946
Awards
Presidential Unit Citation, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal;
Arrives with Marines, 80th Replacement Draft
Tsingtao, China
Arrives with Marines in China
Nov 7, 1945

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Death- Oct 12, 1979-Age: 55 years
Manchester, New Hapshire
Burial
Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, DC

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