caption death_date death_place religion birth_place awards name birth_date known_for image article_title birth_name occupation
rosenthal in 1990 20 august 2006 novato , california roman catholic washington , d.c. pulitzer prize navy distinguished public service award joe rosenthal 9 october 1911 '' raising the flag on iwo jima '' photograph joerosenthal1990sfphotonancywong.jpg joe rosenthal
 joseph john rosenthal photographer reporter honorary marine
joe rosenthal

joseph john rosenthal -lrb- october 9 , 1911 -- august 20 , 2006 -rrb- was an american photographer who received the pulitzer prize for his iconic world war ii photograph `` raising the flag on iwo jima '' , taken during the battle of iwo jima .
his picture became one of the best-known photographs of the war .
