Name/Title
Senninbari StoryEntry/Object ID
1.19.75Description
Short article written by Pauline Fenelon describing the Japanese "senninbari", a soldier's talisman in the form of a white silk flag or sash that was retrieved from a fallen Japanese serviceman after the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1946. This war relic was found among the items donated to the Historical Society from the estate of Lawrence Yess, a Waseca County man who had served in the United States Marines during World War II and was among the survivors of the bloody island battle; photo of Lawrence Yess in his World War II U. S. Marine uniform.Lexicon
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsCreate Date
October 23, 2019Update Date
July 28, 2026