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  2. A flag carried by a Japanese soldier who was killed during ...

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    A flag carried by a Japanese soldier killed in action during World War II was handed over Thursday by the USS Lexington Museum in Texas to a nonprofit organization for return to the man’s family.

  3. It's a miracle, say family of Japanese soldier killed in WWII ...

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    The flag, known as “Yosegaki Hinomaru,” or Good Luck Flag, carries the soldier's name, Shigeyoshi Mutsuda, and the signatures of his relatives, friends and neighbors wishing him luck.

  4. Good Luck Flag - Wikipedia

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    The Good Luck Flag (寄せ書き日の丸, yosegaki hinomaru) was a traditional gift for Japanese servicemen deployed during the military campaigns of the Empire of Japan, most notably during World War II. The flag was typically a national flag signed by friends and family, often with short messages wishing the soldier victory, safety and good ...

  5. US veteran returns flag to fallen Japanese soldier's family ...

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    Teary eyes filled the room as 93-year-old World War II veteran Marvin Strombo handed the flag of a fallen Japanese soldier to his brother and sister.

  6. Flag of Okinawa Prefecture - Wikipedia

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    The flag of Okinawa Prefecture (Japanese: 沖縄県旗, Hepburn: Okinawa-ken ki, Okinawan: Uchināchin hata) is a white field charged in the center with the prefectural emblem, which consists of three circles stacked on top of each other. The two inner circles are positioned upwards; the outermost and innermost circles are red and the middle ...

  7. Rising Sun Flag - Wikipedia

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    The flag is controversial in most of the Asia and Pacific nations, mainly in South Korea, North Korea, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Russia, the Philippines, Taiwan and with Allied WWII veterans (mainly in Australia), where it is associated with Japanese war crimes, the Axis of World War II, and Japanese militarism and imperialism. [5] [6] [7]

  8. USS Texas (BB-35) - Wikipedia

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    Texas was never damaged as a result and it is believed that this was the only U.S. ship that stayed at general quarters for such duration at any point during World War II. She fired 2,019 fourteen-inch shells, 2,643 5-inch shells, 490 3-inch shells, 3,100 rounds of 40 mm ammunition, and 2,205 rounds of 20 mm ammunition during the Okinawa ...

  9. Occupation of Japan - Wikipedia

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    The GI war against Japan : American soldiers in Asia and the Pacific during World War II. New York, NY: New York University Press. ISBN 9780814798164. Sugita, Yoneyuki (2003). Pitfall or Panacea: The Irony of U.S. Power in Occupied Japan, 1945–1952. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-94752-9.. Takemae, Eiji (2002).