Local couple hopes to return a Japanese soldier's 'Good Luck Flag' to his family
An Atascadero couple discovered a flag carried by a Japanese soldier killed during World War II in a local antique shop.
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An Atascadero couple discovered a flag carried by a Japanese soldier killed during World War II in a local antique shop.
A “Good Luck” flag was donated and placed on display aboard the USS Lexington Museum for almost three decades, but now it has made its journey to Japan to be formally reunited with the family.
A flag carried by a Japanese soldier killed in action during World War II was handed over Thursday by the USS Lexington Museum in Texas to a nonprofit organization for return to the man's family.
Known as a Good Luck Flag, it is covered with the signatures of Shigeyoshi Mutsuda, his family and friends.
A flag carried by a Japanese soldier killed in action during World War II was handed over Thursday by the USS Lexington Museum in Texas to a nonprofit organization for return to the man’s family.