He appeared in the 1949 John Wayne film, Sands of Iwo Jima, along with fellow flag raisers John Bradley and Rene Gagnon. He is shown drunk and freezing on a mountain top and unable to climb down. [8] Nancy Hayes was a devout Presbyterian and a Sunday school teacher at the Assemblies of God church in Sacaton. "I kept getting hundreds of letters. The raising was photographed by Joe Rosenthal and has become one of the most famous images of World War 2. Overnight, Hayes and the other second flag raisers became national heroes except for Harlon Block who was misidentified for several months as Sgt. '"[27] At 8:30 am, the patrol started to climb the east slope of Suribachi. Hayes sailed to Hawaii with his company in September for continued training with the 5th division as it trained for the invasion and capture of Iwo Jima. Ira was a quiet guy, such a quiet guy. ), He was arrested 52 times for public drunkenness. A press conference was also held that day and Gagnon, Hayes, and Bradley were questioned about the flag raising. Sgt. Pfc. In 2006, Hayes was portrayed by Adam Beach in the World War II movie Flags of Our Fathers, directed by Clint Eastwood. The Pinal County coroner concluded that Hayes's death was caused by exposure and alcohol poisoning. Gagnon, Pfc. Gagnon, and PhM2c. "[9] Despite this, Hayes was a precocious child who displayed an impressive grasp of the English language, a language that many Pima never learned to speak. Easy Company had many casualties, Hayes was one of five Marines remaining from his original platoon of forty-five men including their corpsmen. At the funeral, former Marine flag-raiser Rene Gagnon said of him: "Let's say he had a little dream in his heart that someday the Indian would be like the white man — be able to walk all over the United States."[24]. American Legion, Ira Hayes Post 84, Sacaton, Arizona. Once the island of Iwo Jima was ultimately secured by United States armed forces, Ira Hayes was subsequently ordered back to Washington, D.C. Once there, he was assigned with Rene Gagnon (USMC Private First Class), and Rene Gagnon (USN Pharmacist’s Mate First Class) to temporary duty with the U.S. Treasury Department’s Finance Division. In May 1946, Hayes walked and hitchhiked 1,300 miles from the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona to Edward Frederick Block, Sr.'s farm in Weslaco, Texas, to reveal the truth to Block's parents about their son Harlon being in Rosenthal's flag raising photograph. Hayes hung his head and said, "I don't. Hansen was killed on March 1. Sara Bernal, his niece, said, "Joseph Hayes was a very quiet man; he would go days without saying anything unless you spoke to him first. He was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery on February 2, 1955. Strank, Cpl. The reservation police did not conduct an investigation into Hayes's death, and Setoyant denied any allegations of fighting with Hayes. Severance ordered Sgt. The second flag was attached to the pipe and, as Sgt. Hayes attempted to lead a normal civilian life after the war. He worked as a carpenter before enlisting in the service. At the funeral, fellow flag-raiser Rene Gagnon said of him: "Let's say he had a little dream in his heart that someday the Indian would be like the white man — be able to walk all over the United States."[33]. [3] Pfc. [7], Joseph Hayes was a World War I veteran who supported his family by subsistence farming and cotton harvesting. Michael Strank, and Cpl. However, his brother Kenneth, a Korean War veteran, believes that the death resulted from the altercation with Setoyant. When all five Marines were on top, a Japanese steel pipe was found by Pfc. "[27] Hayes was sober while attending the Marine Corps War Memorial dedication on November 10, 1954. [28] Hayes held a variety of jobs, including being a chauffeur to Elizabeth Martin, former wife of Dean Martin, where he lived in her Beverly Hills home for several months but couldn't stop drinking. In the film The Outsider, his death is dramatized for the screen. [8] The Hayes children attended grade school in Sacaton and high school at the Phoenix Indian School in Phoenix, Arizona. Sara Bernal, his first cousin, stated, "[Joseph Hayes] was a very quiet man, he would go days without saying anything unless you spoke to him first. That's a commitment of this commandant ... And that's a personal commitment of this Marine. He was the subject of an article by journalist William Bradford Huie, which was adapted for the feature film The Outsider (1961), starring Tony Curtis as Hayes. [37][38] Inscribed on the memorial are the following words: On November 10, 1993, the United States Marine Corps held a ceremony at the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, commemorating the 218th anniversary of the Marine Corps. He is shown drunk and freezing on a mountain top and unable to climb down. His disquiet about his unwanted fame and his subsequent post-war problems were first recounted in detail by the author William Bradford Huie in "The Outsider", published in 1959 as part of his collection Wolf Whistle and Other Stories. Although recorded numerous times, the most popular version of the song was recorded by Johnny Cash on his self-titled 1965 album. Ira H. Hayes with a copy of the Rosenthal photo, from the Bonhams collection (Valery Sorokin). Hayes and Pfc. Hayes, and Pfc. He was so much more shy than the other Pima boys. I would tell him that although my words on another occasion have given the impression that I believe some Marines ... because of their color ... are not as capable as other Marines ... that those were not the thoughts of my mind ... and that they are not the thoughts of my heart. Ira was a quiet guy, such a quiet guy. Marine Pfc. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve on August 26, 1942, and after recruit training, volunteered to become a Paramarine. Harold Schultz,[19][20][21] and Pfc. In 1946, he was instrumental in revealing the true identity of one of the Marines in the flag raising photograph who was killed in action on Iwo Jima days after the flag raising, Cpl.Harlon Block. Block were killed on Iwo Jima on March 1, and Pfc. After the conclusion of WW2, Ira Hayes would be arrested 52 times for being drunk in public. Hayes did not feel worthy of his fame. Ira Hayes appeared as himself in the 1949 John Wayne film, Sands of Iwo Jima. Hayes sailed to Hawaii with his company in September for continued training with the 5th division at Camp Tarawa as it trained for the invasion and capture of Iwo Jima. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve on August 26, 1942, and, after recruit training, volunteered to become a Paramarine. For meritorious and efficient performance of duty while serving with a Marine infantry battalion during operations against the enemy on VELLA LAVELLA AND BOUGAINVILLE, BRITISH SOLOMON ISLANDS, from 15 August to 15 December 1943, and on IWO JIMA, VOLCANO ISLANDS, from 19 February to 27 March 1945. [12] On December 1, he received a promotion to Private First Class.[2]. The first flag flying over Mount Suribachi at the south end of Iwo Jima was regarded to be too small to be seen by the thousands of Marines fighting on the other side of Iwo Jima. The men at, around, and holding the flagstaff were photographed several times by Marine Staff Sergeant Louis R. Lowery, a photographer with Leatherneck magazine who accompanied the patrol up the mountain. He was transferred to Bethesda Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, where he was shown Rosenthal's flag-raising photograph and was told he was in it. In the 1960 telefilm The American, he was played by World War II Marine veteran Lee Marvin. On February 21, 1946, Hayes was awarded a Navy Commendation from the Marine Corps for meritorious service in combat during World War II. That’s a commitment of this commandant … And that’s a personal commitment of this Marine.“. [10] Pasquale said, "Every morning in school, [the students] would get a report on World War II. On the morning of January 24, 1955, Hayes was found dead lying near an abandoned adobe hut near where he lived at in Sacaton, Arizona. Jack noted his mother "did not like Indians". Everyone left the scene except for Setoyant and Hayes. Hayes and the other five flag-raisers became national heroes as a result of Rosenthal's flag raising photograph. [40] The ​5⁄16" silver star on his Navy Presidential Unit Citation ribbon was a Marine Corps, World War II, campaign participation star (discontinued) for Iwo Jima, not a second Presidential Unit Citation award (​3⁄16" bronze star). On January 24th, 1955, Ira Hayes was found dead in the am near an abandoned hut in Sacaton, Arizona during the morning. Were Ira Hayes here today … I would tell him that although my words on another occasion have given the impression that I believe some Marines … because of their color … are not as capable as other Marines … that those were not the thoughts of my mind … and that they are not the thoughts of my heart. On November 10, 1954, he attended the dedication of the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, which was modeled after the photograph of Hayes and five other Marines raising the second flag on Iwo Jima. Indian Community to the Block, Sr. farm in Weslaco, Texas to let the family know the truth of the matter.

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