George Strock, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George Strock

photojournalist

Date of Birth: 03-Jul-1911

Place of Birth: Dyersville, Iowa, United States

Date of Death: 23-Aug-1977

Profession: photographer, photojournalist, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

George Strock was a photojournalist during World War II when he took a picture of three American soldiers who were killed during the Battle of Buna-Gona on the Buna beach.
It became the first photograph to depict dead American troops on the battlefield to be published during World War II.
Life correspondent Cal Whipple went all the way to the White House to get permission to print the image. Strock got his start as a photographer while attending the John C.
Fremont High School in Los Angeles.
He studied photojournalism in a "groundbreaking course" taught by Clarence A.
Bach.
After high school, Strock photographed Hollywood celebrities, crime and sports for the Los Angeles Times before joining Life magazine in 1940.