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<p>Add/expand Iwo Jima honoree profile (biography, Medal of Honor citation or flag-raising history)</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Vet<br /> | name = James Michels<br /> | birth_date = January 18, 1918<br /> | birth_place = Chicago, Illinois<br /> | death_date = January 17, 1982<br /> | death_place = Riverside, Illinois<br /> | status = Survived<br /> | allegiance = United States<br /> | branch = United States Marine Corps<br /> | rank = Corporal<br /> | unit = Company E, 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines, 5th Marine Division<br /> | battles = Battle of Iwo Jima<br /> | awards = Purple Heart<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;James R. Michels&#039;&#039;&#039; (January 18, 1918 – January 17, 1982) was a United States Marine present at the first U.S. flag raising atop [[Mount Suribachi]] during the [[Battle of Iwo Jima]] on February 23, 1945.<br /> <br /> Michels served with the 3rd Platoon of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines.<br /> <br /> == Flag raising on Mount Suribachi ==<br /> Michels is prominently visible in Sgt. Louis Lowery&#039;s photographs of the first flag raising, kneeling in the foreground holding an M1 carbine in a defensive position, watching for an enemy counterattack while the flag was raised behind him.<br /> <br /> == Legacy ==<br /> Michels survived the war and died in Riverside, Illinois, on January 17, 1982, one day before his 64th birthday.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Mount Suribachi flag raisers]]<br /> [[Category:Battle of Iwo Jima]]</div>

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