Pauline Georgette Harnois (January 16, 1926 - January 16, 2006) is mainly known for being married to Rene Gagnon, a flag raiser in the World War II photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Rene Arthur Gagnon (March 07 1925 – October 12 1979 was one of the U World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima is a She was portrayed by Melanie Lynskey in the Oscar-nominated feature Flags of Our Fathers. Melanie Jayne Lynskey (born May 16 1977 in New Plymouth, New Zealand) is an Actress best known for starring in Peter Jackson "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Flags of Our Fathers is a 2006 American War film directed by Clint Eastwood and written by William Broyles Jr
Pauline worked at Chicopee Manufacturing Plant in Chicopee Massachusetts, which made primarily gauze and cheesecloth. Pauline met Rene when he was old enough to be at the mill, and soon spent a lot of time with him. Rene promised he would would marry her after he returned from war.
After the war, Rene considered waiting a while before marrying Pauline. Therefore, she appeared before the media on the Seventh Bond Tour to raise money for the war. Eventually, she married Rene and had one son with him, Rene Gagnon, Jr.
After Rene's death Pauline pushed the federal government for Rene to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington Virginia, is a military cemetery in the United States, established during the American Civil War At first they disagreed with her, but after two years and a telephone publicity campaign, she got Rene's remains to be moved to Arlington. Arlington can refer to the following Arlington National Cemetery, military cemetery in Virginia Places Canada