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Beerdragon54
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Always wanted one for display. Not sure what the hell it says but oh well.

 

 

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Starting from the right side column (these are always read right to left) your tag says:

 

12034 = code number for the 30th Division Medical Unit (the division's code name is 豹 "Hyou")

Officially it looks like this: 12034

 

Center column: 60 (usually a company number 1 to 4 so 60 has another meaning, not uncommon)

 

Left side column: "Ban" (abbreviation for bango = number) 78, in his company's records this soldier is #78.

 

The 30th Division served on Leyte, the Philippines and fought at Kabacan April 22, 1945 so a nice tag!

 

Cheers, Rod

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