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Ralph Ignatowski, also known as "Iggy," was born on April 8, 1926 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. He was a professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues from 1948 to 1954. He was a right-handed pitcher who played for the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, and Pittsburgh Pirates. Ralph Ignatowski was 19 years old when he made his Major League debut on April 20, 1948. He played in a total of 97 games, starting in 48 of them. He had a career record of 24-25 with an ERA of 4.17. He also had a total of 4 saves. Ralph Ignatowski passed away on August 8, 2002 at the age of 76. He was survived by his wife, two sons, and two daughters. Ralph Ignatowski had a net worth of approximately $1 million at the time of his death. He earned most of his wealth through his baseball career. He also earned money through endorsements and other business ventures.

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Age 19 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 8 April 1926
Birthday 8 April
Birthplace Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Date of death (1945-03-07)
Died Place KIA on Iwo Jima, Japan
Nationality United States

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2016

He became a close friend with one of his platoon's Navy corpsmen, John "Doc" Bradley, who was with Ignatowski on the battlefield just before he was captured on Iwo Jima. For more than 70 years, Bradley was considered to be one of the six persons who raised the American flag on top of Mount Suribachi in Joe Rosenthal's photo Raising the flag on Iwo Jima when he was not (on June 23, 2016, the Marine Corps announced that John Bradley was not in the famous flag-raising photo); he was involved with helping to secure both the flag's flagstaffs put up on windy Mount Suribachi on February 23, 1945.

1945

Service record: Private Ignatowski was aboard the USS Missoula at sea on February 5, 1945, and arrived at Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands on February 7. Ignatowski was at sea again from February 8 to 10, and disembarked at Saipan, Marianas Islands, on February 11. Ignatowski boarded USS LST-481 and sailed to Iwo Jima from February 11 to 18. Ignatowski, E Company, 28th Marines, arrived at Iwo Jima on February 19. Ignatowski was wounded by shrapnel in the jaw on February 20, 1945, and returned to duty the same day.

28th Marine Regiment record: On March 4, 1945, Ignatowski was seen captured and taken into a cave by Japanese soldiers and about 2 hours later, the deceased body of Second Lieutenant Leonard Sokol (KIA) was taken away at same location by Japanese soldiers. On March 7, 1945, both their bodies were found. The following entries from the 28th Marine Regiment records describe the timeline of their deaths:

1943

Ignatowski failed the physical examination when he first tried to enlist in the Marine Corps in 1943. However, he tried again, taking a friend's urine sample with him and this time passed the physical. In 1944, after "boot" camp training, he was assigned to 3rd Platoon, E Company, 2nd Battalion, 28th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division.

1926

Ralph Anthony "Iggy" Ignatowski (April 8, 1926 – March 4–7, 1945) was a United States Marine Corps private who was captured and killed by the Japanese in the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II. He was a member of the Marine rifle company platoon that climbed to the top of Mount Suribachi and raised the American flag on February 23, 1945.