The crew collected red and white cloth and sewed a makeshift ''rising sun'' flag so he could be buried under his own colors, said Frank Clay, curator of the Battleship Missouri Memorial.

The crew collected red and white cloth and sewed a makeshift “rising sun” flag so he could be buried under his own colors, said Frank Clay, curator of the Battleship Missouri Memorial.

Capt. William Callaghan ordered the funeral to be held the next morning. The crew collected red and white cloth and sewed a makeshift “rising sun” flag so he could be buried under his own colors, said ...