Item:
ON4417

Original Republic of China WWII Flag 37" x 57" - Signed by U.S. Soldiers

Item Description

Original Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent condition totally genuine World War Two Republic of China flag. Featuring three piece construction, dyed linen, corner tie string, and Chinese ink stamped markings. It is in excellent condition and measures 37" x 58'.

The flag is signed by the following U.S. servicemen:

GM SMITH
(Lucky)
Julian B. Brennan
Mississippi
Henry Aubrey
California
C.L. Stanford
George C. Ruston
Bangor, Maine
Bud Howard
Saratoga, N.Y.
Elo E. Otto
Houston, Texas
Forrest R. Morrison
Marshall, Texas
Ray Maz Gulski
Riverhead, N.Y.
Jas L. Westfield
Ireland, Texas
Mike Tiner
Ft. Payne, Ala
Ronald F. Clark
Robert V. Antenne
Sommerville, New Jersey
Tom King
Winter Haven, Fla

 

We have not been able to figure out exactly what unit, battalion, division or even branch of service these soldiers served in, however, we have gotten positive hits in the WWII database on Robert V "Bob" Antenne and you can see his obituary here.

The flag of the Republic of China is a red flag with a navy blue canton bearing a white sun with twelve triangular rays. In Chinese, the flag is commonly described as Blue Sky, White Sun, and a Wholly Red Earth to reflect its attributes.

The flag was first used in mainland China as the Navy flag in 1912 and was made the official national flag of the Republic of China (ROC) in 1928 by the Kuomintang (KMT). It was enshrined in the sixth article of the Constitution of the Republic of China when it was promulgated in 1947. The flag is no longer used in mainland China after the People's Republic of China was founded in 1949.

As the islands of Taiwan and Penghu were under Japanese rule until 1945, the flag was not in use until after the ROC took control of the two territories in 1945. The flag is now mostly used within Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other outlying islands where the ROC relocated to in 1949, after its defeat in the Chinese Civil War.

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