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Louis Robert Lowery

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Louis Robert Lowery

Birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
15 Apr 1987 (aged 70)
Fairfax, Fairfax City, Virginia, USA
Burial
Quantico, Prince William County, Virginia, USA
Plot
Section 1 Grave 6422
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World War II United States Marine.A combat photographer, he photographed the raising of the first American Flag on Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima island on February 23, 1945. This flag was later replaced by the flag in the famous photograph by Joe Rosenthal of the Associated Press.
World War II United States Marine.A combat photographer, he photographed the raising of the first American Flag on Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima island on February 23, 1945. This flag was later replaced by the flag in the famous photograph by Joe Rosenthal of the Associated Press.

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Capt US Marine Corps WWII

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Erik Lander
  • Added: Mar 1, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6229067/louis_robert-lowery: accessed ), memorial page for Louis Robert Lowery (24 Jul 1916–15 Apr 1987), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6229067, citing Quantico National Cemetery, Quantico, Prince William County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.