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William Homer Genaust (October 12, 1906 – March 4, 1945) was a United States Marine Corps sergeant who was missing in action during the battle of Iwo Jima while serving as a war photographer in World War II. He is best known for filming the second U.S. flag-raising on top of Mount Suribachi on February 23, 1945, which was immortalized in Joe Rosenthal's famous photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima. Genaust operated a then-modern and lightweight 16 millimeter motion picture camera which used 50-foot color film cassettes. His motion picture of the flag-raising became one of the best-known film clips of the war, and documents the event famously depicted in the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia. Genaust was reportedly killed in action nine days later, and his remains have not

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  • Bill Genaust (en)
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  • William Homer „Bill“ Genaust (* 12. Oktober 1906 in Minneapolis, Vereinigte Staaten; † 4. März 1945 auf Iwojima, Japan) war ein US-amerikanischer Marine und Kameramann im Zweiten Weltkrieg. Er wurde insbesondere für eine kurze Filmaufnahme im Zusammenhang mit der Aufnahme der Fotografie Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima bekannt. (de)
  • William Homer Genaust (October 12, 1906 – March 4, 1945) was a United States Marine Corps sergeant who was missing in action during the battle of Iwo Jima while serving as a war photographer in World War II. He is best known for filming the second U.S. flag-raising on top of Mount Suribachi on February 23, 1945, which was immortalized in Joe Rosenthal's famous photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima. Genaust operated a then-modern and lightweight 16 millimeter motion picture camera which used 50-foot color film cassettes. His motion picture of the flag-raising became one of the best-known film clips of the war, and documents the event famously depicted in the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia. Genaust was reportedly killed in action nine days later, and his remains have not (en)
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  • Bill Genaust (en)
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  • Bill Genaust (en)
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  • Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S. (en)
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