Caption | US Marine Private Kenneth R. Hager with his pin-up decorated flamethrower pack, off Iwo Jima, Feb 1945 ww2dbase | |||||
Photographer | Eugene Jones | |||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command | |||||
Identification Code | NH 104295 | |||||
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Photos on Same Day | 21 Feb 1945 | |||||
Photos at Same Place | Iwo Jima, Japan | |||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||
Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US Navy Naval History and Heritage Command, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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2. Crystal E. says:
27 Apr 2019 03:38:36 AM
This man is my grandfather & his name is Kenneth Hager (not Hoger)—I hope there is a correction since his name is spelled wrong with this photo-Thank you
27 Apr 2019 03:38:36 AM
This man is my grandfather & his name is Kenneth Hager (not Hoger)—I hope there is a correction since his name is spelled wrong with this photo-Thank you
3. David Stubblebine says:
27 Apr 2019 02:16:21 PM
Crystal (above):
Thank you for offering your correction to the spelling of your grandfather’s name. We figure that you know better than the Navy about how to spell his name so the correction has been made.
27 Apr 2019 02:16:21 PM
Crystal (above):
Thank you for offering your correction to the spelling of your grandfather’s name. We figure that you know better than the Navy about how to spell his name so the correction has been made.
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6 Sep 2014 11:16:50 AM
Thank you for sharing this photo. He is a relative, his last name is actually Hager not Hoger.