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Iwo Jima Hero/Tech Grad Dies at 94

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John Wells lead the charge up Mt Suribachi which resulted in the first Flag raising.

"After the war, Wells studied petroleum geology at Texas Tech University and pursued a career in the oil industry.

He continued to serve in the Marine Corps Reserve, retiring as a major in 1959"

1st Lt. John Wells
 
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