Jack Thurman was part of the so-called “Gung Ho Gang,” one of 17 men photographed by Associated Press photographer Joseph Rosenthal on Feb. 23, 1945, the same day and time the most iconic ...

A prolific speaker who told his story to veteran’s groups and elementary schoolers alike, Thurman appeared in the famous “Gung Ho photo,” featuring Marines on Iwo Jima soon after the battle ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A photojournalist who captured one of the most enduring images of World War II — the U.S. Marines raising the flag on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima — had a block in ...

San Francisco names street for Associated Press photographer who captured the iconic Iwo Jima photo Dec. 12, 2024 at 9:32 am Updated Dec. 12, 2024 at 12:51 pm By ...