Elizaville in Fleming County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Iwo Jima Hero

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 10, 2015

1. Iwo Jima Hero Marker

Inscription.

PFC Franklin Runyon Sousley USMCR. One of six of 28th Reg. 5th Marine Div. who raised flag on Suribachi 23 Feb. 1945. Immortalized in Joe Rosenthal's famed AP photograph. Sousley born Fleming County, 1925. Joined Marines, Jan. 1944. Landed on Iwo Jima 19 Feb. 1945, survived Suribachi, but killed month later. Reinterred, 1948, on hillside S.E. Purple Heart, 3 other medals. Over.

Reverse
(Etching of men raising flag on Suribachi. Caption under photograph reads:)
Uncommon valor was a common virtue.

Erected 1965 by the Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 855.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Military • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1945.

Location. 38° 24.947′ N, 83° 49.609′ W. Marker is in Elizaville, Kentucky, in Fleming County. It is on Hilltop Road (Route 170) 0.2 miles south of Elizaville Road (Kentucky Route 32), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 53 Hilltop Road, Ewing KY 41039, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Outer Bluegrass. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

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At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Private Ambers Sapp (within shouting distance of this marker); Michael Cassidy (1755-1829) (approx. 3.2 miles away); Stockton's Station (approx. 4.8 miles away); Birthplace of Herman Chittison / Accomplished Jazz Pianist (approx. 5 miles away); Old Tobacco Plug Factory (approx. 5.1 miles away); Fleming Hotel (approx. 5.1 miles away); James J. Andrews (approx. 5.1 miles away); Fleming County (approx. 5.1 miles away).

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on Franklin Sousley. (Submitted on May 20, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Iwo Jima Hero Marker (Reverse) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 10, 2015

2. Iwo Jima Hero Marker (Reverse)

Grave marker for PFC Sousley & Memorial to Iwo Jima. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 10, 2015

3. Grave marker for PFC Sousley & Memorial to Iwo Jima.

Front side of grave marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 10, 2015

4. Front side of grave marker.

VA Grave marker for PFC Franklin Runyon Sousley image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 10, 2015

5. VA Grave marker for PFC Franklin Runyon Sousley

Locator sign for grave marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 10, 2015

6. Locator sign for grave marker.

Franklin Runyon Sousley image. Click for full size.

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7. Franklin Runyon Sousley

Credits. This page was last revised on March 18, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 818 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on May 20, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.