Original U.S. WWII US Marine Captured Japanese Flag From Battle of Okinawa, Sugar Loaf Hill - Captured May 18, 1945 and Personalized by Silver Star Recipient 1st LT Francis X. Smith, 6th Marine Division Empire Edged Weapons RICHARDSON

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through the disastrous winter that followed

It was engaged in actions against the Allies in Italy from 1943 to September 1944 when the division was listed as "destroyed" south of Bologna

the typical marking of the period

This mine cannot be converted to an explosive device and is not available for export

Original U.S. WWII US Marine Captured Japanese Flag From Battle of Okinawa, Sugar Loaf Hill - Captured May 18, 1945 and Personalized by Silver Star Recipient 1st LT Francis X. Smith, 6th Marine Division Empire Edged Weapons RICHARDSONOriginal Item: One Of A Kind. Now this is an absolutely incredible piece of Marine Corps history and the hellish Battle for Okinawa. The flag was captured on May 18, 1945, the same date written in the Silver Star citation for 1st Lieutenant Francis Xavier Smith, Platoon Commander, Company D, 2nd Battalion 29th Marine Regiment, 6th Marine Division. Lt Smith enlisted on September 11, 1942 and went to Officer Candidate School the following year to train