Air University repatriates WWII era Japanese flag
September 18, 2024
September 18, 2024
RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Sept. 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news:
Like many World War II veterans, U.S. Army Cpl. Arthur G. Thompson, serving with the 117th Engineer Regiment, returned home with souvenirs from his time at war. Among them was a Japanese flag that he found after the Battle of Luzon in the Philippines.
As years passed, Thompson often expressed his desire to find the family of the Japanese solider who carried . . .
Like many World War II veterans, U.S. Army Cpl. Arthur G. Thompson, serving with the 117th Engineer Regiment, returned home with souvenirs from his time at war. Among them was a Japanese flag that he found after the Battle of Luzon in the Philippines.
As years passed, Thompson often expressed his desire to find the family of the Japanese solider who carried . . .