USMCR79 Posted December 28, 2018 Share #1 Posted December 28, 2018 Having trouble ID ing the Ship - Can someone assist with info? Thanks Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-40Warhawk Posted December 28, 2018 Share #2 Posted December 28, 2018 HI Bill, I am not sure what it says (for sure, I did try translating it, but that is never as good as a native speaker). It looks like it is a gilt type application used to make the lettering? Here is a generic tally from WWII, it is a bevo style woven look. I would guess that gilt was either prewar or postwar. http://www.worldmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/313260-ijn-enlisted-sailors-hat/ What do the anchors on the ends look like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintageproductions Posted December 29, 2018 Share #3 Posted December 29, 2018 It is the basic Imperial Japanese Navy tally, no ship or base. Just like our US NAVY bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Queen Posted December 29, 2018 Share #4 Posted December 29, 2018 From the aircraft carrier KAGA 軍艦加賀(gunkan kaga read right to left on the tally) The Kaga was one of the ships which transported planes for the attack on Pearl Harbor. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Kaga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintageproductions Posted December 29, 2018 Share #5 Posted December 29, 2018 wow, I made that a big mistake. Will now have to go back and double check all my tallies, I just looked at the last three characters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMCR79 Posted December 29, 2018 Author Share #6 Posted December 29, 2018 Thanks for the info - This was a souvenir of a Sailor who was WIA on the USS Nevada on December 7, 1941 Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-40Warhawk Posted December 30, 2018 Share #7 Posted December 30, 2018 Very nice Bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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