SARGE Posted April 18, 2019 Share #1 Posted April 18, 2019 This is one of three pin back awards that came with a Civil Defense Officer uniform. All were pin back and are attached to sewn loops on the tunic breast pocket. This one is a Police award for participation in a pre-war Air Raid Drill. Notice the searchlights seeking out the enemy bombers. Kinda, sorta, did not work quite that way during the actual daylight Doolittle Raid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger41 Posted April 18, 2019 Share #2 Posted April 18, 2019 Sarge, These badges usually have the name of the city that issued them and often a date....generally (not always) on the back. Is there anything on the back ? If not on the back, the city emblem may be on the front. I can't see it real good, could that be a emblem at 6 o'clock on the front of the badge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SARGE Posted April 19, 2019 Author Share #3 Posted April 19, 2019 tiger, Yes, I thought I had some more pix of this badge when I started this thread but I did not. So, here are some new ones of the front and the back. You can more clearly see the "enemy" biplane bombers caught in the searchlights and the logo at six-o'clock on the front. The single flat pin and catch are clearly seen as well as the extensive writing that is on the back. BTW, the Civil Defense (Kei-bou-dan) uniform is from Teshikaga in Hokkaido if that helps decipher the badge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger41 Posted April 19, 2019 Share #4 Posted April 19, 2019 I'm working on the city but the date looks to be Showa 8th year (1933) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SARGE Posted April 20, 2019 Author Share #5 Posted April 20, 2019 Showa 8 is good information for the 1933 date. I think the central device may be an anti-aircraft cannon but it is not clear. The night time silhouettes of buildings are clearly visible in the central background and perhaps the grid pattern at the bottom is a representation of city streets? A lot of iconography in this badge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SARGE Posted April 30, 2019 Author Share #6 Posted April 30, 2019 Here is a link to the Civil Defense uniform tunic that these three badges came on. http://www.worldmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/315041-civil-defense-kei-bou-dan-uniform/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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