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To Mark Japan's Surrender at the End of World War II, This Navy Officer Raced Halfway Around the World With a Historic Flag in Tow
[that] was the first American flag hoisted over Japanese soil.” The description briefly mentions the flag’s role in Japan’s ...
On Feb. 23, 1945, Marines and Navy corpsmen staked symbolic claim to victory in one phase of WWII battle
On Feb. 23, 1945, during World War II, U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima captured Mount Suribachi, where they raised two American ...
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Perry’s lost flag replicated, given to descendant of U.S. immigrant
Japan’s enemy at the time, if the authorities found out about it. “I hope the new flag will help us pass on accounts of the vicissitudes of our island’s fortunes and the meaning of peace ...
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Flag project recalls Japanese internment camps, one signature at a time
More than 60 people signed an American flag that bears more than 500 names of Japanese internment camp survivors during a ceremony at the Palo Alto Buddhist Temple on Aug. 15, 2021. Photo by ...
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Replica of Perry’s flag connects his descendant with kin of recipient
However, when the United States went to war with Japan in 1941, Nathaniel’s grandson, who was Takashi’s grandfather, and other family members burned Perry's American flag for fear of persecution.