Rod Posted July 6, 2019 Share #1 Posted July 6, 2019 Thought it might be fun to take a look at a very late war Service Record Notebook. These tend to be thicker than the earlier ones and sport a rougher finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted July 6, 2019 Author Share #2 Posted July 6, 2019 Conscription was tied to the national census and by law took place in the year before a youngster turned 20. The personal information in his service record booklet is as follows: Kumamoto Divisional District, Kumamoto Regimental District Seibu 61 Butai (61st Western Army District Unit) Infantry 2nd Class Private 岡山県 Okayama Prefecture, 苫田郡 Tomata District 上加茂村 Upper Kamo Village Last name: Yamamoto, First name: Takeo Born: Jul 30, 1926 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted July 6, 2019 Author Share #3 Posted July 6, 2019 His service history shows entries for just one day: June 10, 1945, active duty with Seibu 61 Butai (61st Western District Army Unit), enters camp O Same day 米良隊 Joins Komeyoshi Tai (Komeyoshi Unit/Company) O Same day Private 2nd Class O Two months later the war ended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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