flag being raised over uwajimaya was misidentified.ings of world war ii as they stormed th leat cantured by a fl boost and one of the surviving marines, private first class posed for the sculptorer and took part in bomb drives after the war. but it turns out he was not one of the six in the iconic photo the man thought to be him was actually corporal keller the mistake was discan covered by amateur historians who spent years figuring out who actually raised the flag. >> this is someone's grandfather. this is it going to be omeone' great grandfather and it's important we get hist rae correct. >> reporter: he was at uwajimaya. he brought up the big flag raised in the photo >> this is harold can kellerer kind of a square jaw >> reporter: among the tel evidence, distinctiveb creases on his helmet, his shirt collar outside his jacket and the way he carried ammunition. >> it gives you an amazing -- i get emotional here it gives you an amazing feeling that i just can't describe to look up and think whoa, that's my dad >> reporter: three years