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Chandler Wilce Johnson (October 8, 1905 – March 2, 1945) was a highly decorated United States Marine Corps lieutenant colonel. He served as the commanding officer of 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines during the battle of Iwo Jima, leading his battalion in capturing Mount Suribachi which later led to the flag being raised over Iwo Jima.
Chandler was lost on March 2, 1945 when he was killed in action on Iwo Jima. He was the commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines — the unit that raised the American flag atop Mt. Suribachi on February 23, 1945, resulting in one of the most recognizable images of the 20th century.
LtCol Chandler Wilce Johnson. Birth. 8 Oct 1905. Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa, USA. Death. 2 Mar 1945 (aged 39) Iwo Jima, Ogasawara-shichō, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. Burial. National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
The Second Battalion's commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Chandler W. Johnson, set the tone for the morning as he deployed his tired troops forward: "It's going to be a hell of a day in a hell of a place to fight the damned war!"
Chandler Wilce Johnson (October 8, 1905 – March 2, 1945) was a highly decorated United States Marine Corps lieutenant colonel. He served as the commanding officer of 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines during the battle of Iwo Jima, leading his battalion in capturing Mount Suribachi which later led to...
Chandler W. Johnson was born in Ft. Dodge, Iowa on October 8, 1905. Johnson was the commander of the 2nd Battalion of the 28th Marines when they landed on Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945.
23 févr. 2017 · Shortly after the first flag-raising on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, Lieutenant Colonel Chandler W. Johnson, the Battalion commander, told Second Lieutenant Albert T. Tuttle, Assistant Operations Office.
