投稿日 2022-01-21 17:00
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WWII soldier's good-luck flag returned from US to grandson in southwest Japan OITA -- A Japanese flag thought to have been taken to battle by a soldier who died fighting in Okinawa Prefecture during the Pacific War's last days was returned to his grandson in the southwest Japan city of Oita on Jan. 16. Upon receiving hi...
投稿日 2022-01-19 02:30
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沖縄で戦死した祖父の寄せ書き日章旗 遺族のもとへ 第2次大戦中に沖縄本島で戦死した大分県藤原村(現日出町)出身の元日本兵後藤今朝治さんの遺品の日章旗が、遺族のもとに戻ってきた。米兵が米国に持ち帰っていたが、民間団体の仲介で戦後76年たって返ってきた。 孫の辰徳(よしのり)さん(45)=大分市松が丘=...