Kanemono Posted November 22, 2018 Share #1 Posted November 22, 2018 Here is a group of souvenirs brought home from Nagasaki, Japan, by USMC veteran Private Leroy Stanley Gibson who was WIA on Roi-Namur Island and also fought on Okinawa. He then spent a year in Nagasaki, Japan, as part of the occupation force. I was told that this group is all to one man. Gibson bought the group from the family. The photograph identifies him as Ensign Uebayashi. The photograph is not dated so I have no idea what rank he eventually attained in the IJN. The group consists of a 1893 design IJN dirk with a hand-made blade and high quality fittings with applied decoration, a pattern 1896 dress sword and a Naval Kai-Gunto officers pattern sword introduced to the navy in the early 1930’s based on the traditional tachi (slung sword) it has a 1930’s hand-forged, signed blade. Also included are his naval cap badge and belt buckle. The sake cup says “Duty is heavy as a mountain, death is light as a feather.” He served in China before the start of WW2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kanemono Posted November 22, 2018 Author Share #3 Posted November 22, 2018 Here is Private Leroy Stanley Gibson's USMC group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobgee Posted November 23, 2018 Share #4 Posted November 23, 2018 Wonderful group, Dick. Thanks for sharing. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony v Posted November 23, 2018 Share #5 Posted November 23, 2018 Very interesting grouping ! A super collection that we usually do not find altogether. Thank you for the posting. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattS Posted November 23, 2018 Share #6 Posted November 23, 2018 Very nice to have a grouping from each side that are connected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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