sos pick up No 2 Headquarter tropical helmet

[GHP]

more

Okay .... that panel is easier to read. I have to interpolate two kanji which I'll highlight in magenta.


第二一号部隊小野寺隊
No. 21st Unit Onodera Group

I really cannot make out that last kanji .... but "group" makes sense. It's a guess and I reserve the right to be wrong!
In this case, I think the Japanese use of tai 隊 equates to how "element" is used in the US Army when not wanting to give away the size of the group; it can be anything from a fire team to battalion, etc. "Lieutenant, I want you to move your element to this grid and lay down a base of fire." The lieutenant is leading a company (minus).


-- Guy

[dog soldier]

That's great you are some man ,appreciate this .Thank you

[GHP]

That's great you are some man ,appreciate this .Thank you

[bangbangsan]

Guy
It is possible 資 instead of 賀？

藤澤良賀
Fujisawa Ryoga

[GHP]

Guy
It is possible 資 instead of 賀？

Good eye Bangbangsan! Yes, it is!!



良資
Ryōsuke


Many thanks for your assistance.


-- Guy

[dog soldier]

Hey guys

So this helmet was inspected in the main arsenal at Tokyo and was was issued in 1943 to

the 21st Unit Onodera Group

to Fujisawa Ryosuke

That's amazing .I don't think I have ever had anything with such detail .Do you guys know of any links I can study to find out about this chap or his unit

Graeme

[GHP]

Hey guys

So this helmet was inspected in the main arsenal at Tokyo and was was issued in 1943 to

the 21st Unit Onodera Group

to Fujisawa Ryosuke

That's amazing .I don't think I have ever had anything with such detail .Do you guys know of any links I can study to find out about this chap or his unit

Graeme

Nah, first you need to know which unit Onodera led ... then you'd need to be a direct Fujiwara family member (currently in Japan and send in your family register from city hall) to petition the government for a soldier's records. Not at all like researching a landser in a German unit!


Cheers,
-- Guy

[dog soldier]

wow I had no idea.But what you guys have done is just great .

Graeme

[GHP]

wow I had no idea.But what you guys have done is just great .

Graeme

It's a nightmare. I tried to get my father-in-law's records and was given a list of impossible things to do before hand. The family register needs to be no older than 30 days (maybe it was three months) ... then all the other stuff. It is doable if you are fluent in Japanese .... or if your Japanese wife is interested in going through the trouble ("Why do you need a copy of my father's service records? You already talked to him when he was alive").


Oh well .....


- Guy

[BruceP]

I didn’t see any explanation for the Jewish star on the front.

[GeorgeP]

Symbol Japanese military used for HQ. Unit level I do not recall.




Tom

[BruceP]

Symbol Japanese military used for HQ. Unit level I do not recall.




Tom

Thanks! didn't know that.

[GHP]

Symbol Japanese military used for HQ. Unit level I do not recall.
Tom

Brigade or group headquarters, however, are indicated by six-pointed stars
The appropriate basic sign may be added to indicate the arm. For example:
, area army headquarters;
, division headquarters;
cavalry brigade headquarters
source


--Guy

[GeorgeP]

Nice!



Tom