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Sadao Munemori Munemori Blue Star Pin Families across America displayed service flags in their windows during World War II; each star represented a son or daughter in the service. This flag belonged to Sadao Munemori’s mother, Nawa, who “hung the banner…in our barrack window,” recalled his sister. “When Sadao was killed, she took the banner down.” Plastic, metal, paper. Pin: H 2, W 0.9 cm; Paper Card: H 6.8, W 5.5 cm Manzanar National Historic Site, MANZ 2218 Munemori Blue Star Flag W 16, H 23.8 Manzanar National Historic Site, MANZ 2219 Soil Sample Soil from Georgia Hill in Italy where Sadao Munemori was killed in 1945. Italian authorities presented this soil to Munemori's sister Yaeko in Pietrasanta, Italy on April 25, 2000. Soil, glass. H 7.5 cm Manzanar National Historic Site, MANZ 3330 Munemori Box After the death of her son, Nawa Munemori put the Blue Star flag and pin in this hand made pipe box. L 17.8, W 6.8, H 3.6 cm Manzanar National Historic Site, MANZ 2221 |
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