Gagnon, Rene Arthur
- Date of birth:
- March 7th, 1925 (Manchester/New Hampshire, United States)
- Date of death:
- October 12th, 1979 (Manchester/New Hampshire, United States)
- Nationality:
- American
Biography
Private First Class Rene A. Gagnon was one of the U.S. Marines immortalized by Joe Rosenthal's famous World War II photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima.
After Iwo Jima was secured, he was ordered to Washington, D.C., arriving on April 7. Together with the other two survivors of the second flag raising, Navy Pharmacist's Mate John Bradley and Marine Private First Class Ira Hayes, he was assigned to temporary duty with the Finance Division, U.S. Treasury Department, for appearances in connection with the Seventh War Bond Drive.
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Private First Class
- Unit:
- Company E, 2nd Battalion, 28th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division "The Spearhead", U.S. Marine Corps
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Private First Class
- Unit:
- Company E, 2nd Battalion, 28th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division "The Spearhead", U.S. Marine Corps
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Private First Class
- Unit:
- Company E, 2nd Battalion, 28th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division "The Spearhead", U.S. Marine Corps
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