Date of death:

February 1st, 2021 (Arlington Heights/Illinois, United States)

Nationality:

American (1776 - present, Republic)

Private First Class Elwood Hughes, who joined the USMC in 1943, fought on Iwo Jima and witnessed the flag raising on Mount Suribachi. He landed on February 2, 1945, as part of the 5th Amphibious Corps Signal Battalion attached to the 5th Marine Division.

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