The Real Story of a Marine Who Fell Overboard in Flags of Our Fathers - #shorts #short
Summary
TLDRDuring the invasion of Iwo Jima in WWII, a tragic event occurred when a U.S. Marine fell overboard from one of the ships in the massive naval convoy. The ships were unable to stop and rescue him without breaking formation. The Marine was thrown a life preserver in hopes he'd be saved by escort ships, but his fate remains unknown. This story was recounted by a Coast Guardsman who served on one of the ships. The fallen Marine was never identified, and may have been among the many who were lost in the battle.
Takeaways
- 😯 In Flags of Our Fathers, there's a scene based on a true event during the Iwo Jima invasion
- 😟 A Marine falls overboard from a ship in the huge convoy heading to Iwo Jima
- 😟 The ship behind sees him but can't stop to rescue him due to strict convoy speed/formation
- 🤝 They throw him a life preserver, hoping escort vessels will pick him up
- 😕 But they never find out if he survives this tragic event
- 🎥 The story is told by a Coast Guardsman who served on LST 763
- 😕 The name of the Marine who fell overboard is unknown
- 😟 He may have been one of the unidentified/unrecovered casualties
- 🎥 The scene is based on a true event during the Iwo Jima invasion convoy
- 😞 It highlights the tragedy and sacrifice of individual soldiers in war operations
Q & A
What movie is the scene from the script based on?
-The movie is Flags of Our Fathers.
What historic event was the movie about?
-The movie is about the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II.
What happens to the Marine in the scene described?
-He falls overboard from one of the ships in the convoy heading to Iwo Jima.
Why doesn't the ship behind rescue him?
-The convoy has to maintain strict formation and speed, so the ship is unable to stop and rescue him.
What do they throw to the Marine?
-They throw him a life preserver in hopes he can be rescued by escort vessels.
Who tells this story in the movie?
-Chad Hack, a Coast Guardsman who served on LST 763, tells the story.
What ship did Chad Hack serve on?
-Chad Hack served on LST 763.
Do they ever find out if the Marine survived?
-No, they never find out if he survived.
What is unknown about the Marine?
-His name is unknown.
What might have happened to the Marine?
-He may have been one of the many casualties never identified or recovered.
Outlines
😢 A marine falls overboard during the invasion of Iwo Jima
During the invasion of Iwo Jima in WWII, a marine fell overboard from one of the ships in the huge convoy heading to the island. The ship behind him saw him in the water but could not stop to rescue him due to the strict convoy formation and speed. They threw him a life preserver and hoped he would be picked up by escort vessels, but his fate remains unknown. He may have been one of many casualties never recovered.
⛹️♂️ The story is told by a Coast Guardsman
This tragic story of the marine who fell overboard is told by Chad Hack, a Coast Guardsman who served on LST 763. The name of the marine is unknown.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Convoy
💡Marine
💡LST
💡life preserver
💡escort
💡casualty
💡coast guardsman
💡amphibious
💡entrenched
💡resistance
Highlights
A scene in Flags of Our Fathers is based on a true event during the invasion of Iwo Jima.
A marine falls overboard from a ship in the huge convoy heading to Iwo Jima.
The ship behind him sees him in the water but cannot stop to rescue him due to the strict convoy formation and speed.
They throw him a life preserver and hope he will be picked up by escort vessels.
They never find out if he survives this tragic story.
The story is told by a coast guardsman who served on LST 763.
The name of the marine who fell overboard is unknown.
He may have been one of the many casualties never identified or recovered.
Key events include a marine falling overboard during the Iwo Jima invasion convoy.
Ships in strict formation couldn't stop to rescue him and could only throw a preserver.
His fate is unknown, illustrating the tragedy and sacrifice of war.
The story comes from a coast guardsman on LST 763.
The marine remains unidentified, like many WWII casualties.
It highlights the harrowing nature of amphibious landings during WWII.
Sobering account of the human toll and collateral damage of large-scale naval operations.
Transcripts
did you know in the movie Flags of Our
Fathers there is a scene based on a true
event that happened during the invasion
of iima a marine Falls overboard from
one of the ships in the huge Convoy
heading to the island the ship behind
him sees him in the water but cannot
stop to rescue him they have to follow
the strict formation and speed of the
fleet they throw him a life preserver
and hope that he will be picked up by
one of the smaller escort vessels that
are guarding the Convoy but they never
find out if he survives this tragic
story is told by Chad hack a coast
Guardsman who served on LST 763 the name
of the Marine who fell overboard is
unknown he may have been one of the many
casualties that were never identified or
recovered
Browse More Related Video
PH vessels rammed, harassed by China anew in West Philippine Sea - Malaya | INQToday
John Hawkins in under 2 minutes!!!
203 Chinese vessels, namataan sa iba't ibang bahagi ng WPS; pinakamarami sa Escoda Shoal | 24 Oras
WWI The First Modern War: The Germans Engage In Unrestricted Submarine Warfare | History
The Merchant of Venice Story in English | Stories for Teenagers | @EnglishFairyTales
Higglytown Heroes - Ship Ahoy
5.0 / 5 (0 votes)