Cpl. Ira Hamilton Hayes United States Marine Corps
January 12, 1923(1923-01-12) – January 24, 1955 (aged 32)
Nickname	Chief Falling Cloud
Place of birth	Gila River Indian Reservation
Place of death	Gila River Indian Reservation
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	USMC
Years of service	1942-1945
Rank	Corporal
Unit	3rd Parachute Battalion 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines 1st Headquarters Battalion, HQMC
Battles/wars	Vella Lavella Bougainville Battle of Iwo Jima

A photo colorized to show all six men - Ira Hayes (red), Franklin Sousley (violet), John Bradley (green), Harlon Block (yellow), Michael Strank (brown) and Rene Gagnon (teal)

Ira Hamilton Hayes (January 12, 1923 – January 24, 1955) was a Akimel O’odham, or Pima Indian, and an enrolled member of the Gila River Indian Community. A veteran of World War II's Battle of Iwo Jima, Hayes was trained as a Paramarine in the United States Marine Corps (USMC), and became one of six Marines, along with a US Navy corpsman, immortalized in the iconic photograph of the flag raising on Iwo Jima.^{[1] [2]} is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... Picture of Ira Hayes from http://hqinet001. ... The Gila River Indian Community is a reservation in Arizona, south of Phoenix, Arizona, Tempe, Arizona and Chandler, Arizona. ... 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Biography

The son of Joeb E. and Nancy W. Hayes, Ira Hayes was born on the Gila River Indian Reservation in Sacaton, Arizona. Hayes left school and enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserves on 24 August 1942. The Gila River Indian Community is a reservation in Arizona, south of Phoenix, Arizona, Tempe, Arizona and Chandler, Arizona. ... Official language(s) English Spoken language(s) English 74. ... The Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES) (also known as the United States Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR)), a part of the United States Marine Corps, is the largest command in the Marine Corps. ... is the 236th day of the year (237th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

After completing recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Hayes trained as a paratrooper at Marine Corps Base San Diego and was nicknamed Chief Falling Cloud. On 2 December 1942, he joined Company B, 3rd Parachute Battalion, Divisional Special Troops, 3rd Marine Division, at Camp Elliott, California. On 14 March 1943, Hayes sailed for New Caledonia with the 3rd Parachute Battalion. Hayes first saw combat on Bougainville. He returned home briefly on leave, after which his family said years afterward he was a changed man, more serious. U.S. Army recruits learn about bayonet fighting skills in an infantry Basic Combat Training at Fort Benning, Georgia. ... Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego is a United States military installation in San Diego, California. ... An American USMC Paratrooper using a MC1-B series parachute Paratroopers are soldiers trained in parachuting and generally operate as part of an airborne force. ... is the 336th day of the year (337th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The U.S. 3rd Marine Division is a unit of the United States Marine Corps, one of three active divisions. ... is the 73rd day of the year (74th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Bougainville campaign of 1944-45, was a campaign of World War II. The island of Bougainville was of strategic importance to the Allies and Japanese, in both the Pacific Ocean and South West Pacific theatres. ...

The Marine Corps parachute units were disbanded in February, and Hayes was transferred to Company E, 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines, 5th Marine Division at Camp Pendleton. From September 1944, Hayes sailed to Hawaii for further training. The 2nd Battalion 28th Marines (2/28) is an inactive infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps. ... The 5th Marine Division of the United States Marine Corps was created during World War II for the Battle of Iwo Jima and the planned invasion of the Japanese home islands. ... Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton is near Oceanside, California. ... Official language(s) English, Hawaiian Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Area  Ranked 43rd  - Total 10,931 sq mi (29,311 km²)  - Width n/a miles (n/a km)  - Length 1,522 miles (2,450 km)  - % water 41. ...

The Flag on Iwo Jima

Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, by Joe Rosenthal / Associated Press

On February 19, 1945, Hayes took part in the landing on Iwo Jima. He then participated in the battle for the island and was among the group of Marines that took Mount Suribachi four days later, on February 23, 1945. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1380x1111, 200 KB) This work is copyrighted and unlicensed. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1380x1111, 200 KB) This work is copyrighted and unlicensed. ... Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, by Joe Rosenthal / The Associated Press. ... With the U.S. fleet off Iwo Jima in the background, Joe Rosenthal strikes a pose on the summit of Mount Suribachi Joe Rosenthal (October 9, 1911 – August 20, 2006) was an American photographer who received the Pulitzer Prize for his iconic World War II photograph Raising the Flag on... The Associated Press, or AP, is an American news agency, the worlds largest such organization. ... [[Media:Italic text]]{| style=float:right; |- | |- | |} is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Combatants  United States  Empire of Japan Commanders Holland Smith Tadamichi Kuribayashi â€  Strength 110,000 21,000 Casualties 8,226 dead 19,189 wounded,[1] 494 missing[1] Total: 27,909 20,703 dead,[1] 216 captured[1] Total: 20,919 The Battle of Iwo Jima was fought between the United... Iwo Jima (Japanese 硫黄島 Iōjima, meaning sulfur island) is a volcanic island in Japan, part of the Volcano Islands (also known as the Ogasawara Islands), approximately 650 miles (1046 km) south of Tokyo (24. ... is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ...

The raising of the second American flag on Suribachi by five Marines, Ira Hayes, Rene Gagnon, Harlon Block, Franklin Sousley, and Mike Strank, and a Navy Corpsman, John Bradley, was immortalized by photographer Joe Rosenthal and became an icon of the war. Overnight, Hayes (on the far left of the photograph) became a national hero, along with the two other survivors of the famous photograph, Rene Gagnon and John Bradley. Hayes's story drew particular attention because he was Native American. Rene Arthur Gagnon (March 7, 1925 – October 12, 1979) was one of the U.S. Marines immortalized by Joe Rosenthals famous World War II photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima. ... Harlon Henry Block (November 6, 1924 – March 1, 1945) was a US Marine during World War II. He was one of six men photographed in raising the US flag during the Battle of Iwo Jima. ... Franklin Runyon Sousley (September 19, 1925 – March 21, 1945) was one of the six men in the famous photograph of troops Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima. ... Sergeant Michael Strank (in Rusyn: Mykhal Strenk; in Slovak: Michal Strenk) (November 10, 1919 – March 1, 1945) was a Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He was photographed raising the flag atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima. ... John Bradley is the name of: John Bradley (Iwo Jima), U.S. Navy corpsman and WWII hero John Bradley (anthropologist), also Australian linguist John Bradley (Ark), American Noahs-flood researcher John Bradley (physician), Canadian physician This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the... With the U.S. fleet off Iwo Jima in the background, Joe Rosenthal strikes a pose on the summit of Mount Suribachi Joe Rosenthal (October 9, 1911 – August 20, 2006) was an American photographer who received the Pulitzer Prize for his iconic World War II photograph Raising the Flag on... Rene Arthur Gagnon (March 7, 1925 – October 12, 1979) was one of the U.S. Marines immortalized by Joe Rosenthals famous World War II photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima. ... John Jack Doc Bradley (July 10, 1923 – January 11, 1994) was a US Navy corpsman during World War II, and one of the six men who took part in Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima. ... This article is about the people indigenous to the United States. ...

Rank and medals

CPL Hayes' Awards and Decorations at the time of his discharge.

Hayes was promoted to the rank of corporal before being discharged from the Marine Corps. His decorations and medals include the following: Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article is about the military rank. ...

• Navy Commendation Medal with "V" combat device,
• Presidential Unit Citation with one star (for Iwo Jima),
• American Campaign Medal,
• Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with four stars (for Vella Lavella, Bougainville, Consolidation of the Northern Solomons, and Iwo Jima) and the
• World War II Victory Medal.

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Post World War II

After the war, Hayes attempted to lead a normal life, unsuccessfully. "I kept getting hundreds of letters. And people would drive through the reservation, walk up to me and ask, 'Are you the Indian who raised the flag on Iwo Jima'?"

Ira Hayes appeared in the 1949 John Wayne film, Sands of Iwo Jima, along with fellow flag raisers John Bradley and Rene Gagnon. All three men played themselves in the movie. Wayne hands the flag to be raised to the three men. (The actual flag that was raised on Mount Suribachi is used in the film.) For other persons named John Wayne, see John Wayne (disambiguation). ... Sands of Iwo Jima is a 1949 war film which follows a group of Marines from training to the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II. It stars John Wayne, John Agar, Adele Mara and Forrest Tucker. ... John Bradley is the name of: John Bradley (Iwo Jima), U.S. Navy corpsman and WWII hero John Bradley (anthropologist), also Australian linguist John Bradley (Ark), American Noahs-flood researcher John Bradley (physician), Canadian physician This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the... Rene Arthur Gagnon (March 7, 1925 – October 12, 1979) was one of the U.S. Marines immortalized by Joe Rosenthals famous World War II photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima. ...

Referring to his alcoholism, he once said: "I was sick. I guess I was about to crack up thinking about all my good buddies. They were better men than me and they're not coming back. Much less back to the White House, like me." After the war, Hayes accumulated a record of some fifty arrests for drunkenness. Alcoholism is the consumption of, or preoccupation with, alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the drinkers normal personal, family, social, or work life, and may lead to physical or mental harm. ... For other uses, see White House (disambiguation). ... The Drunkenness of Noah by Giovanni Bellini Drunkenness is the state of being intoxicated by consumption of alcohol to a degree that mental and physical facilities are noticeably impaired. ...

In 1954, after a ceremony where he was lauded by President Eisenhower as a hero, a reporter rushed up to him and asked him, "How do you like the pomp and circumstance?" Hayes hung his head and said, "I don't." Dwight David Eisenhower (October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was an American General and politician, who served as the thirty-fourth President of the United States (1953–1961). ...

After returning home from the War, Hayes remained troubled that one of his friends, Harlon Block (one of the flagraisers, killed in action days after the event), was mistaken for another man, (Hank Hansen). Hayes later hitchhiked 1300 miles from his Pima Indian reservation to Ed Block's farm in Texas, to reveal the truth to Block's family. He was instrumental in having the controversy resolved, to the delight and gratitude of the Block family. Harlon Henry Block (November 6, 1924 – March 1, 1945) was a US Marine during World War II. He was one of six men photographed in raising the US flag during the Battle of Iwo Jima. ... Temporary grave of an American machine-gunner during the Battle of Normandy. ... Henry Oliver (Hank) Hansen (December 14, 1919 - March 1, 1945) was a US Marine. ...

The cover of the 1961 British edition of The Outsider by William Bradford Huie

Hayes's disquiet about his unwanted fame and his subsequent postwar 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. The Outsider was filmed in 1961. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 382 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1287 × 2020 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 382 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1287 × 2020 pixel, file size: 1. ... William Bradford Bill Huie (November 13, 1910 – November 20, 1986) was an American journalist, editor, publisher, television interviewer, screenwriter, lecturer, and novelist. ...

A book published in 2000 by James Bradley, titled Flags of Our Fathers, documents that Hayes suffered greatly from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in the years following the war. The disorder, now known to be common among combat veterans, did not receive major attention until the 1960s when Audie Murphy, the most decorated U.S. combat soldier of World War II, spoke out publicly for more studies into the disorder. Flags of Our Fathers (2000) is the New York Times-bestselling book by James Bradley with Ron Powers about the five United States Marines and one United States Navy Corpsman (Medic) who would eventually be made famous by Joe Rosenthals lauded photograph of the flag raising at Iwo Jima... Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), is a term for the psychological consequences of exposure to or confrontation with stressful experiences, which involve actual or threatened death, serious physical injury or a threat to physical integrity and which the person found highly traumatic. ... Also see: Audie Murphy legacy. ...

Hayes suffered from alcoholism and had numerous brushes with law enforcement in his home state. He rarely spoke about the flag raising, but spoke often with great pride about his time in the Marine Corps. Alcoholism is the consumption of, or preoccupation with, alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the drinkers normal personal, family, social, or work life, and may lead to physical or mental harm. ... For the band, see The Police. ...

Death

Ira Hayes' tombstone.

On January 24, 1955, Hayes was found dead, face down and lying in his own vomit and blood, near an abandoned hut close to his home on the Gila River Indian Reservation. He had been drinking and playing cards with several other men, including his brothers Kenny and Vernon, and another fellow Pima Indian named Henry Setoyant, with whom an argument developed during which the two men scuffled. Shortly afterward, the card game broke up, and all but Hayes and Setoyant left. The coroner concluded that Hayes's death was due to both exposure and alcohol. However, his brother Kenny remained convinced that the death somehow resulted from the scuffle with Setoyant. There was no police investigation, and Setoyant denied any allegations that he scuffled with Hayes after all the players left for the night. Ira Hayes was 32. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 456 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (763 × 1003 pixel, file size: 237 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Ira Hayes Metadata... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 456 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (763 × 1003 pixel, file size: 237 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Ira Hayes Metadata... is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... The Gila River Indian Community is a reservation in Arizona, south of Phoenix, Arizona, Tempe, Arizona and Chandler, Arizona. ... The Akimel Oodham or Pima are a group of Native Americans living in an area consisting of what is now central and southern Arizona (USA) and Sonora (Mexico). ...

Hayes is buried in Section 34 of Arlington National Cemetery. 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." This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Rene Arthur Gagnon (March 7, 1925 – October 12, 1979) was one of the U.S. Marines immortalized by Joe Rosenthals famous World War II photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima. ...

Commemoration

Ira's tragic story was immortalized in a song, The Ballad of Ira Hayes, by Peter LaFarge. Covers of this song were done by Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Smiley Bates, Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, Kinky Friedman,Tom Russell, Patrick Sky, and Townes Van Zandt. In 1964, Johnny Cash took the song to number 3 on the Billboard country music chart. Tragedy is one of the oldest forms of drama. ... The Ballad of Ira Hayes was written by folk singer Peter LaFarge. ... Peter La Farge on the cover of CBS CL 1795 Peter La Farge (1931 - October 27, 1965) was a folksinger and songwriter of the 1950s and 1960s. ... In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ... For the song of the same name, recorded by Tracy Byrd and later by Jason Aldean, see Johnny Cash (song). ... Kristoffer Kris Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is an influential American country music songwriter, singer and actor. ... Peter Seeger (born May 3, 1919), almost universally known as Pete Seeger, is a folk singer, political activist, and author. ... This article is about the recording artist. ... Kinky Friedman contemplates a question from the audience at a campaign rally in Bastrop, Texas Richard S. Kinky Friedman (born October 31, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, novelist, humorist, politician and former columnist for Texas Monthly. ... Thomas George Tom Russell (born 5 March 1950[1] in Los Angeles) is an American singer-songwriter. ... Townes Van Zandt Townes Van Zandt (March 7, 1944 – January 1, 1997) was a folk music singer-songwriter, performer, and poet. ... See also: 1963 in music, other events of 1964, 1965 in music, 1960s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 1 - Top of the Pops premieres on BBC television. ... Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ...

On November 10, 1993, the U.S. Marine Corps held a ceremony at the Iwo Jima Memorial commemorating the anniversary of the Corps. Of Ira Hayes, USMC Commandant General Carl Mundy said: is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... United States Marine Corps Emblem The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is the second smallest of the five branches of the United States armed forces, with 170,000 active and 40,000 reserve Marines as of 2002. ... The Commandant of the United States Marine Corps is the highest ranking officer of the United States Marine Corps and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, reporting to the Secretary of the Navy but not to the Chief of Naval Operations. ... Carl Epting Mundy Jr. ...

Portrayal in film

• Ira Hayes appeared as himself in the 1949 John Wayne film, Sands of Iwo Jima.
• In the 1960 telefilm The American, he was played by Lee Marvin.
• Tony Curtis played Hayes in the 1961 film The Outsider.
• Hayes was portrayed by Adam Beach in the 2006 movie Flags of Our Fathers, directed by Clint Eastwood. The movie was based on the 2000 bestselling book of the same name by James Bradley and Ron Powers.

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Monuments and memorials

• The rearmost figure in the USMC War Memorial.
• Hayes Peak, the northernmost mountain in the Sierra Estrella.
• 'The Ballad of Ira Hayes' (1964), written by Peter LaFarge, performed by Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Kinky Friedman, Townes Van Zandt, and Patrick Sky.

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See also

United States Marine Corps Portal

• Native Americans and World War II
• PTSD
• Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
• Shadow of Suribachi: Raising The Flags on Iwo Jima
• Survivor guilt

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References

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Books about Ira Hayes

• Quiet Hero: The Ira Hayes Story written and illustrated by S. D. Nelson, (LEE & LOW BOOKS: 2006) ISBN 978-1-58430-263-6.

• The Outsider and Other Stories'', by William Bradford Huie, Panther Books, GB 1961, originally published in the USA 1959, by Signet as Wolf Whistle and Other Stories)

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External links

• Gila River Indian Community official website
• The Flag Raisers on Iwojima.com
• Peter LaFarge Biography