dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ɐdvˈæns, ɹˈuːl wɪð hɪz plɐtˈuːn ɡˈaɪd sˈɑːɹdʒənt hˈɛnɹi hˈænsən, lˈeɪɾɚ fˈeɪməs fɚɹə mɪstˈeɪkən bᵻlˈiːf ðæt hiː wʌz ɪnvˈɑːlvd ɪn ɹˈeɪzɪŋ ɐn ɐmˈɛɹɪkən flˈæɡ ˌɔn mˈaʊnt sˌɜːɹɪbˈætʃi, kɹˈɔːld tə ðə tˈɑːp əvə dʒˌæpənˈiːz bˈʌŋkɚ tə bɹˈɪŋ fˈaɪɚ tə bˈɛɹ ˌɔn ˈɛnəmi tɹˈuːps loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd ɔnðə fˈɑːɹ sˈaɪd ʌvðə bˈʌŋkɚ.
During the advance, Ruhl with his platoon guide Sergeant Henry Hansen, later famous for a mistaken belief that he was involved in raising an American flag on Mount Suribachi, crawled to the top of a Japanese bunker to bring fire to bear on enemy troops located on the far side of the bunker.