rol ▁mostly ▁from ▁the ▁Third ▁Pl ato on , ▁E ▁Company , ▁Second ▁Battalion , ▁ 2 8 th ▁Mar ines , ▁clim bed ▁up ▁Mount ▁Sur ib achi . ▁After ▁some ▁sni per ▁fire ▁and ▁a ▁brief ▁fire f ight ▁at ▁the ▁rim ▁of ▁the ▁vol cano , ▁they ▁succeeded ▁in ▁capt uring ▁the ▁mountain ▁and ▁raising ▁the ▁American ▁flag ▁on ▁the ▁sum mit . ▁Pf c . ▁Sch ult z ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁pat rol , ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Mar ines ▁who ▁guard ed ▁the ▁flag ▁ra is ers ▁and ▁some ▁others ▁with ▁them ▁during ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁flag ▁raising . ▁This ▁flag ▁was ▁replaced ▁hours ▁later ▁with ▁a ▁larger ▁flag ▁by ▁four ▁Mar ines ▁from ▁Second ▁Pl ato on ▁who ▁came ▁up ▁to ▁raise ▁it , ▁and ▁Pf c . ▁Sch ult z ▁and ▁Private ▁First ▁Class ▁Harold ▁K eller , ▁who ▁also ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁L t . ▁Sch rier ' s ▁pat rol . ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 3 , ▁Pf c . ▁Sch ult z ▁was ▁wounded ▁in ▁action ▁( W IA ) ▁and ▁was ▁ev acu ated ▁off ▁the ▁island . ▁ ▁First ▁flag ▁raising ▁▁▁ ▁At ▁ 8 : 0 0 ▁am ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁Lieutenant ▁Colonel ▁Ch and ler ▁Johnson , ▁the ▁Second ▁Battalion , ▁ 2 8 th ▁Mar ines , ▁commander , ▁ordered ▁a ▁pl ato on ▁size ▁pat rol ▁to ▁clim b ▁up ▁Mount ▁Sur ib achi ▁to ▁se