Just got these in the post today

[dog soldier]

Wha do you think? .I find these interesting and make you realise the Japanese soldier missed home comforts like everyone else .They display well and they are cheap to buy

[dog soldier]

Pictures

[GHP]

御国ヲまもる
兵隊さん
御国ノシャウリ
ヲマモリ
マス

Mikuni wo mamoru
Heitai-san
Mikuni no shau-ri
wo mamori
masu

Protect(ing) the (honored) country [Japan]
Mr. Soldier
The Country's victory
to be protected

I'm no poet, nor am I a translator; but, maybe something like this??

Soldiers protecting the Country, "Guard our Nation's Victory!"

Substituting kanji instead of katakana:

御国を守る
兵隊さん
御国の勝利
を守ります

I'm guessing the pronunciation of 勝利 [today: しょうりshō-ri] was at that time written シャウリ [shau-ri].

The other images are:
慰問袋
Imonbukuro
Comfort Bag

The sender's address in written:
宮城県加美郡 Miyagi-Prefecture Kami-County
中新田町 Nakanida Town
I can't do the rest, and the name on the last line is elusive to me.

- Guy

[imperialjapan]

The final two lines (untranslated) are the name of a sewing school and the artist's name: Shimada Mitsuko, possibly. I translated this on my site, but deleted the info. Perhaps the OP still has that? I am a bit lazy to re-orient the photo to read it again... sorry lol...

[imperialjapan]

FYI: The name is Shukutoku Watsu Sewing School. (淑徳和津裁縫学校)

[GHP]

FYI: The name is Shukutoku Watsu Sewing School. (淑徳和津裁縫学校)

Thanks Rich, I really had no desire to work out the kanji.

[imperialjapan]

Guy, I understand that feeling... lol
Knowing the school name is neither here nor there, I suppose, but knowing that the girl made it as a school project is somewhat interesting.

[dog soldier]

Thank you gentlemen your efforts are very much appreciated.You do a lot of good for this forum and I think we all appreciate that .

Th Kanji is wonderful to my eyes .Yes I can't read but to me it is like a work of art .This girls Kanji is written beautifully.Nicest I have seen it truly is a work of art .I bought these as an interesting addition to my collection but when I saw the Kanji on the blue bag just thought it looked wonderful .I don't think anyone could ever call my hand writing a work of art more like chicken foot prints across a sheet of paper


Graeme