STRANK, Michael
	PERSONALIA   Name:  Strank, Michael Date of birth:  November 10th, 1919 (Jarabina/Prešov Region, Czechoslovakia) Date of death:  March 1st, 1945 (Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan) Buried on:  Arlington National Cemetery Nationality:  American BIOGRAPHY:  Sergeant Michael Strank was the leader of the group U.S. Marines who was immortalized by Joe Rosenthal's famous World War II photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima. After the fall of Mount Suribachi, he moved northward with his unit. On 1 March 1945, while attacking Japanese positions in northern Iwo Jima, he was fatally wounded by enemy artillery fire. On 13 January 1949, his remains were reinterred in Grave 7179, Section 12, Arlington National Cemetery.       BRONZE STAR (BS) Unit: U.S. Marine Corps Details: With "V" device for valor.         PURPLE HEART Rank: Sergeant Unit: Company E, 28th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division "The Spearhead", U.S. Marine Corps         AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL Rank: Sergeant Unit: Company E, 28th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division "The Spearhead", U.S. Marine Corps         ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL Rank: Sergeant Unit: Company E, 28th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division "The Spearhead", U.S. Marine Corps Details: With four battle stars (for Pavuvu, Bougainville, Consolidation of the Northern Solomons, and Iwo Jima).         WORLD WAR TWO VICTORY MEDAL Rank: Sergeant Unit: Company E, 28th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division "The Spearhead", U.S. Marine Corps         Provide alterations or additional information Information source(s):   - Wikipedia.org - Arlington Cemetery.net