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Chandler W. Johnson. Chandler Wilce Johnson (October 8, 1905 – March 2, 1945) was a highly decorated United States Marine Corps lieutenant colonel. He served as the commanding officer of 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines during the battle of Iwo Jima, leading his battalion in capturing Mount Suribachi which later led to the flag being raised over ...
- October 8, 1905, Fort Dodge, Iowa, U.S.
Chandler W. Johnson was born in Ft. Dodge, Iowa on October 8, 1905. Johnson was the commander of the 2nd Battalion of the 28th Marines when they landed on Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945. On D+1, in a cold rain, 2/28 prepared to assault Mt. Suribachi.
The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Navy Cross (Posthumously) to Chandler W. Johnson (0-4434), Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism as Commanding Officer of the Second Battalion, Twenty-Eighth Marines, FIFTH Marine Division, during operations against enemy Japanese forces on Iwo Jima in ...
Chandler Wilce Johnson was a highly decorated United States Marine Corps lieutenant colonel. He served as the commanding officer of 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines during the battle of Iwo Jima, leading his battalion in capturing Mount Suribachi which later led to the flag being raised over Iwo Jima. He was killed in action one week after the flag raising and was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.
Chandler W. Johnson. Chandler Wilce Johnson (October 8, 1905 – March 2, 1945) was a highly decorated United States Marine Corps lieutenant colonel. He served as the commanding officer of 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines during the battle of Iwo Jima, leading his battalion in capturing Mount Suribachi which later led to the flag being raised over ...
Feb 23, 2017 · The Story of Flag Raising at Iwo Jima. Shortly after the first flag-raising on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, Lieutenant Colonel Chandler W. Johnson, the Battalion commander, told Second Lieutenant Albert T. Tuttle, Assistant Operations Officer, 2d Battalion, 28th Marines, to go down to one of the ships on the beach and get a large battle flag ...
Oct 11, 2012 · Lieutenant Colonel Chandler W. Johnson, the battal-ion commander, decided to send a 40-man combat patrol (remnants of the 3d Platoon of Company E, and a handful of men from battalion headquarters) un-
