was presented with a replica of the Stars and Stripes flag that his ancestor received from Matthew Perry (1794-1858), commodore of the U.S. Navy who visited the island in 1853. The original flag ...
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To Mark Japan's Surrender at the End of World War II, This Navy Officer Raced Halfway Around the World With a Historic Flag in TowCommodore Matthew Perry may not have enjoyed the ... The urgent request sought delivery of the flag from Perry’s 1853 Tokyo ...
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