"Louis R. \"Lou\" Lowery (July 24, 1916 \u2013 April 15, 1987) was a retired United States Marine Corps photographer best known for taking the first photographs of the first American flag that was raised on top of Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima on the morning of February 23, 1945."@en . . "Lou"@en . "United States of America" . . . "Louis R. Lowery"@en . "1987-04-15Z"^^ . "United States Marine" . . . . . "Lowery, Louis R."@en . "1987Z"^^ . . . . . "1916Z"^^ . . "1916-07-24Z"^^ .