Charles W. "Chuck" Lindberg (June 26, 1920 - June 24, 2007) was a United States Marine who was part of the first raising of the U.S. flag on Iwo Jima during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. He was the last undisputed surviving member of the two flag raisings.
A native of Grand Forks, North Dakota, Chuck Lindberg enlisted in the Marine Corps shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Shortly after joining the Marine Corps, Lindberg volunteer...
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Charles W. "Chuck" Lindberg (June 26, 1920 - June 24, 2007) was a United States Marine who was part of the first raising of the U.S. flag on Iwo Jima during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. He was the last undisputed surviving member of the two flag raisings.
A native of Grand Forks, North Dakota, Chuck Lindberg enlisted in the Marine Corps shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Shortly after joining the Marine Corps, Lindberg volunteered for the Marine Raiders, an elite special operations group. While a member of the 2nd Raider Battalion, Lindberg first saw combat during the "Long Patrol" on Guadalcanal. Lindberg and the 2nd Raiders also saw combat during the Bougainville Campaign. After Bougainville, Lindberg returned to the States and was assigned to the new 5th Marine Division.
Chuck Lindberg, now a flamethrower operator, and his fellow Marines of 3rd Platoon, Easy Company, 28th Regiment landed with the fifth wave on the beaches of Iwo Jima. Lindberg earned the Silver...
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