Japanese Flag

Name/Title

Japanese Flag

Description

On Feb 19th 1945, The 3G14 Special Weapons Battalion 4th Marine Division Landed On The Japanese Island Of Iwo Jima. A Marine Sergeant In The Battalion Captured The Flag From A Japanese Held Cave Near The Battle For Mt. Suribachi. The Flag Is Signed By The Japanese Soldiers That Were In The Cave

Made/Created

Time Period

1900

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Collection

Notes

Grandson of Soldier who fought at Iwo Jima and survived