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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
One of the official Navy photographers hanging off a makeshift ... [that] was the first American flag hoisted over Japanese soil.” The description briefly mentions the flag’s role in Japan ...
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Flag sheds light on 1914 sea battle Japan waged against Germany
In responding to an inquiry from the German House, Bauer confirmed the flag is a naval ensign of the S90 and expressed his astonishment that the emblem had been preserved in Japan in such a good ...
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80 years later, Monticello remembers 'Boots' Thomas, hero behind the first Iwo Jima flag
Retired Navy veteran Troy Avera ... Jima and the moment Thomas was killed just eight days after the flag raising. “The Japanese were extremely good shots, and they took their opportunity ...