USMC bring backs from Pacific and China

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Belt

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Dispatch case

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Arisaka muzzle cover

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strap of some kind for wet climates

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Map case

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map case contents

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Info on Blue book

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close-up of chops

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one of the paybooks

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Another paybook

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Blue book contents 1

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Blue book contents 2

 

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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

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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!

 

 

 

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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

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Paybook2

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Paybook3

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Paybook4

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And heres some tiny script on the inner back cover of Paybook 1

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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, 3^rd 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, 3^rd 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, 3^rd 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.

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Thanks again Rod! Great information on items brought back by my father.

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Japanese invasion money, Phillipines.

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Japanese Invasion money, China.

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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.

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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.