(1906-10-12)October 12, 1906 Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S.
Died
March 4, 1945(1945-03-04) (aged 38) Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, Japanese Empire
Buried
body not recovered
Allegiance
United States of America
Service/branch
United States Marine Corps
Years of service
1943–1945
Rank
Sergeant
Battles/wars
World War II
Battle of Saipan
Battle of Iwo Jima †
Awards
Bronze Star (w/ Combat 'V') Purple Heart (2)
William Homer Genaust (October 12, 1906 – March 4, 1945) was a United States Marine Corps sergeant who was missing in action during the battle of Iwo Jima while serving as a war photographer in World War II. He is best known for filming the second U.S. flag-raising on top of Mount Suribachi on February 23, 1945, which was immortalized in Joe Rosenthal's famous photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima. Genaust operated a then-modern and lightweight 16 millimeter motion picture camera which used 50-foot color film cassettes.[1][2] His motion picture of the flag-raising became one of the best-known film clips of the war, and documents the event famously depicted in the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia. Genaust was reportedly killed in action nine days later, and his remains have not been recovered.
^Albee, Parker Bishop Jr. (1995). Shadow of Suribachi: Raising the Flags on Iwo Jima. Praeger Publishers. pp. 48, 58. ISBN 0-275-95063-8.
Genaust was reportedly killed in action nine days later, and his remains have not been recovered. Born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, BillGenaust was...
had climbed up the mountain with two Marine photographers (Marine Sgt. BillGenaust and Pvt. Robert Campbell) in time to photograph the first flag while...
longer determined to be in the photo). Marine photographer Sergeant BillGenaust also filmed the second flag raising in color. On March 14, another American...
climbed up the mountain with two Marine photographers (Marine Sergeant BillGenaust and Private Robert Campbell) in time to photograph the first flag while...
Associated Press. This flag-raising was also filmed in color by Sergeant BillGenaust. Marine historians, with the aid of the FBI's Digital Evidence Laboratory...
Rosenthal and by Marine motion picture cameraman Sergeant William (Bill) Genaust (later killed in action) in color. After the second flag-raising, Rosenthal...
Marine Sergeant BillGenaust, a combat motion picture cameraman. He filmed the event in color while standing beside Rosenthal. Genaust's footage established...
photographer Sergeant BillGenaust also filmed the second flag raising in color. Lt. Col. Johnson was killed on Iwo Jima on March 2 and Sgt. Genaust was killed on...
being fired upon. Rosenthal, along with Marine photographers Sergeant BillGenaust (who was killed in action after the flag-raising) and Private First Class...
photographer Pvt. Bob Campbell and Marine color movie photographer Sgt. BillGenaust, he began the climb up to the summit of Mount Suribachi. When they got...
(photographer) William M. Gallagher Preston Gannaway Bette Garber Clay Geerdes BillGenaust Paola Gianturco John L. Gihon Ashley Gilbertson Robert E. Gilka Barbara...
film also features the video of the second flag raising shot by Sgt BillGenaust. 1945 Tribes Joseph Sargent Darren McGavin, Earl Holliman, Jan-Michael...
island for a mission over Japan. Four cameramen, including USMC Sgt. BillGenaust (who shot the flag raising sequence), were killed in action. Ten other...
(NPR) Interview The Unsung Hero of Iwo Jima (article by Hal Buell about BillGenaust, a filmmaker who covered Iwo Jima) Interview with Hal Buell at Takegreatpictures...
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Sergeant