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James Michels
Military Person
1918 – 1982
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Who was James Michels?
Private First Class James R. Michels was a former United States Marine who was part of the combat patrol that climbed up Mount Suribachi and raised the first American flag, during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II, on February 23, 1945.
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- Born
- Jan 18, 1918
Riverside - Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- Jan 17, 1982
Riverside
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on July 23, 2013
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