Charles Lindberg
| Charles W. Lindberg | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 26, 1920 |
| Died | June 24, 2007 (aged 86) |
| Buried at | Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
|
| Service/branch |
 United States Marine Corps
|
| Rank | Corporal |
| Unit | 2nd Battalion 28th Marines |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |
Silver Star Medal Purple Heart Medal Combat Action Ribbon |
Charles W. "Chuck" Lindberg (June 26, 1920 – June 24, 2007) was a United States Marine corporal who served in World War II. He is best known for his bringing public attention to the first of two U.S. flags raised on top of Mount Suribachi on February 23, 1945, during the Battle of Iwo Jima. Lindberg was one of the last surviving members of the patrol that captured Mount Suribachi and raised the flag.
In 1954, the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, was modeled after the famous photograph of the second-flag raising which had been generally portrayed as the only flag-raising on Mount Suribachi. Although there was photographs taken of the first flag flying on Mount Suribachi and some which include Lindberg helping to tie the flag unto the flagstaff and standing beneath the flag after it was raised, there was no single photograph taken of Marines actually raising the first flag. The first flag was regarded to be too small and was replaced by a larger one.
Lindberg was a native of Grand Forks, North Dakota, when he enlisted in the Marine Corps shortly after the Japanese Navy attack on Pearl Harbor. Shortly after joining the Marine Corps, he volunteered for the Marine Raiders, a special Marine Corps unit. Lindberg first saw combat on Guadalcanal while serving as a member of the 2nd Raider Battalion ("Carlson's Raiders"), and participated in the "Long Patrol". He also saw combat with the 2nd Raiders on Bougainville. In February 1944, the Marine Raider and Paramarine units were disbanded and he returned to the States. He was reassigned to the newly activated 5th Marine Division at Camp Pendleton, CA. The division trained in Hawaii before leaving for Iwo Jima.
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