World War II Panel
The World War II image is that of our Marines and Navy Corpsman Raising of Our Flag at Iwo Jima, an image that revitalized our Nation’s support for the War efforts in the Pacific. This Panel was created with approximately 9000 trim screws and drywall screws. The background is a simple painted sky of the Pacific. The Iconic image of Our Flag and Marines and Navy Corpsman were created with trim screws while Mt. Suribachi was created with drywall screws. The shadow effect of the Flagpole was created from authentic sand from the beaches of Iwo Jima.
The first 101 trim screws of the Flag were installed by 100-year-old Tom Rice, 101st Airborne who parachuted into Normandy in 1944. Several World War II Veterans also installed trim screws for the Flag. Though Mt. Suribachi was created with drywall screws, the last 37 drywall screws were installed by Tom Crosby, civilian ex POW captured by the Japanese in the Philippines at the tender age of eight. Each of the thirty-seven Screws represents one month he was interned and each of the thirty-seven Screws represent a little more than one hundred internees captured along with him.
Timeline: 1939-1945Image: Raising the Flag at IWO JIMAAllies: United States, Great Britain, Soviet Union aka The Grand Alliance, FranceAdversary: Axis Powers: Germany, Italy and JapanMedium: Trim Screws, paint, Sands from Iwo JimaParticipants: Tom Rice, Tom Crosby, Joey Pisano, Wallace Johnson, Mike Panos, Harry Hammer, Billy C. Hall, several World War II Veterans, Mike JacksonCasualties: Approximately 405,400 Americans
