collector Posted March 19, 2020 Share #1 Posted March 19, 2020 Belt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collector Posted March 19, 2020 Author Share #2 Posted March 19, 2020 Dispatch case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collector Posted March 19, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted March 19, 2020 Arisaka muzzle cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collector Posted March 19, 2020 Author Share #4 Posted March 19, 2020 strap of some kind for wet climates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collector Posted March 19, 2020 Author Share #5 Posted March 19, 2020 Map case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collector Posted March 19, 2020 Author Share #6 Posted March 19, 2020 map case contents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collector Posted March 19, 2020 Author Share #7 Posted March 19, 2020 Info on Blue book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collector Posted March 19, 2020 Author Share #8 Posted March 19, 2020 close-up of chops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collector Posted March 19, 2020 Author Share #9 Posted March 19, 2020 one of the paybooks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collector Posted March 19, 2020 Author Share #10 Posted March 19, 2020 Another paybook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collector Posted March 19, 2020 Author Share #11 Posted March 19, 2020 Blue book contents 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collector Posted March 19, 2020 Author Share #12 Posted March 19, 2020 Blue book contents 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collector Posted March 19, 2020 Author Share #13 Posted March 19, 2020 More on Col. Ditta http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=16338&hl= http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=14159 http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=11539 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted March 19, 2020 Share #14 Posted March 19, 2020 Thanks for sharing this great collection! The chop stamps, Post 8, are both for 辻村 Tsujimura as well. (Code name 恵 = Megumi) 恵6046 is the 225th Independent Infantry Battalion, 89th Infantry Brigade, 118th Division. Yamaguchi was the company commander. The 118th Division came into existence on July 10, 1944 and served with the Mongolia Garrison Army then 13th Army around Shanghai, China until it was disbanded in Sept 1945. Inside the front (or back in western terms) cover of the pay booklets on the left side of the page there's a provision for the soldier's unit. Anything written there in either booklet? Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collector Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share #15 Posted March 20, 2020 Thanks Rod, I really appreciate your work, and the history you are helping me understand! Below I am posting the outside and inside covers of the four booklets I have. Book1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collector Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share #16 Posted March 20, 2020 Paybook2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collector Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share #17 Posted March 20, 2020 Paybook3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collector Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share #18 Posted March 20, 2020 Paybook4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collector Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share #19 Posted March 20, 2020 And heres some tiny script on the inner back cover of Paybook 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted March 20, 2020 Share #20 Posted March 20, 2020 You're welcome collector and thanks for the pay booklet photos, they're interesting. Of the four pay booklets three are from the 225th Independent Infantry Battalion as shown below. It seems that Yamaguchi commanded the 3rd Company, 225th Independent Infantry Battalion (his rank was probably captain). In thinking about it I imagine your Dad was one of the first Americans these guys encountered, and it would have been after the war ended. Pretty neat! 俸給支拂證票 Salary Proof of Payment Book Family names first, given names follow 1. Right hand column: Booklet 5? January 25? 1944 authorizing stamp (I think it's "5" hence ?) Left center column: 恵6046 Butai, 3rd Company Left Side: 軍曹 = Sergeant 吉村 Yoshimura 健六助 Not sure if this name is correct. 2. Right hand column: Booklet 30 January 25? 1944 blurry authorizing stamp Center column: 恵6046 Butai, 3rd Company Left Side: 上等兵 = Superior Private 市川 Ichikawa 成義 Shigeyoshi 3. Right hand column: Booklet 7 January 25? 1944 blurry authorizing stamp (former IJA map case owner) Left center column: 恵6046 Butai, 3rd Company Left Side: 軍曹 = Sergeant 辻村 Tsujimura 清吉 Seikichi, Kiyoyoshi 4. Right hand column: Booklet 155 January 1, 1942 Left center column: 福島 Butai (Fukushima Unit), 田村 Butai (Tamura Unit), 小野寺 Tai (Onotera Sub-Unit) Left side: 一等兵 Private 1st Class 三澤 Misawa 二郎 Jirou Sorry I can't help with post #19, may be katakana but it's beyond my understanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collector Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share #21 Posted March 20, 2020 Thanks again Rod! Great information on items brought back by my father. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collector Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share #22 Posted March 20, 2020 Japanese invasion money, Phillipines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collector Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share #23 Posted March 20, 2020 Japanese Invasion money, China. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collector Posted March 22, 2020 Author Share #24 Posted March 22, 2020 Rod, yes I never thought about that, those Japanese soldiers would have probably never spoken to an American. Interesting to think about what went through their minds concerning what they were taught about Americans vs.the reality. Probably were treated better than they were by their own army in some cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collector Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share #25 Posted March 27, 2020 Here's some information on the contents of the pages in the attached image. Thanks to Toritoribe on Japan Reference website. TORITORIBE. That's a list of soldiers' names of a unit and a memorandum regarding their salary. The owner of the pocket notebook would be an accountant or something. The unit name is not mentioned. There are only names and their ranks like commander, second lieutenant, lance corporal, private first class, etc. on the pages. The highest rank is 榊山少尉 Second Lieutenant Sakakiyama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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