About
United States Navy corpsman who was the last surviving member of the second flag raising on Iwo Jima.
Before Fame
He aspired to work in the funeral business before serving in the military.
Trivia
After raising the first flag, he helped raise the second, larger flagstaff on Mount Suribachi on February 23, 1945.
Family Life
Born John Henry Bradley, he was raised in Antigo, Wisconsin by James and Kathryn Bradley along with his four siblings.
Associated With
He played himself in the 1949 war film Sands of Iwo Jima, which starred John Wayne.
