See one family's journey to find a flag that had been missing more than
60 years...
Dennis Landrum was one of the many prisoners of war (POW)
held at the Aomori prison camp in Japan during World War II. The POWs
wanted a flag to greet their rescuers when they were liberated at the
end of the war. Using a bed sheet and colored pencils, Dennis and the
other prisoners painstakingly created what would represent the symbol of
their freedom.
Dennis' son Jerry was afraid the flag was being stored in
an attic or by someone who may not have realized the significance of
what the flag represented. In April 2013, Jerry called Allison Russell,
a curator at the Naval History and Heritage Command, and together they
located the flag tucked away in an off-site storage, beautifully
preserved.
U.S. Navy video by MCSN Jules Stobaugh and MCI Mark Logico, July 16,
2013
Dennis Landrum was one of the many prisoners of war (POW)
held at the Aomori prison camp in Japan during World War II. The POWs
wanted a flag to greet their rescuers when they were liberated at the
end of the war. Using a bed sheet and colored pencils, Dennis and the
other prisoners painstakingly created what would represent the symbol of
their freedom.
