Air University Repatriates World War II Era Japanese Flag
September 19, 2024
September 19, 2024
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Sept. 19 -- Air University issued the following news:
By Senior Airman Evan Lichtenhan, Air University Public Affairs
MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. -- 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 expres . . .
By Senior Airman Evan Lichtenhan, Air University Public Affairs
MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. -- 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 expres . . .