Kanji Question

[Fritziii]

I have this in a WW2 USMC grouping, is the Japanese or Chinese kanji? Thanks

Fritz

[GHP]

Military Police

I can't make out the fourth kanji .... so I don't know if I'm getting a false reading

第二憲兵大隊
Dai Ni Kenpei Daitai
2d Military Police Battalion


第二中隊
Dai Ni Chuutai
2d Company

--Guy

[J7W22007]

Hi Fritz:

Translation from left to right:

㐧二憲兵大隊 (Dai ni Kenpei Daitai)- Military Police 2nd Battalion.

㐧二中隊 (Dai ni Chutai) - 2nd Company.

Looks like 50's~60's piece.

Best regards,
Taka

[Fritziii]

Gentlemen, Thank you.

Fritz

[Fritziii]

Hi Fritz:

Translation from left to right:

㐧二憲兵大隊 (Dai ni Kenpei Daitai)- Military Police 2nd Battalion.

㐧二中隊 (Dai ni Chutai) - 2nd Company.

Looks like 50's~60's piece.

Best regards,
Taka

Taka, no late WW2 - 46 from what I've found on him so far, he enlisted in late 44/early 45 from what a friend was able to find out off on ancestry, I posted his camo uniform in the US forum.

Fritz

[GHP]

Taka,

Thanks .... I was searching offline and finally found kanji #4 on the hat is not quite accurate for 兵 I made the correction and then noticed you corrected it for me.

EVERYONE! See what a pair of native-speaker eyes can do!!! He read it right away without being fooled like I was.

Thanks!

--Guy

[J7W22007]

Taka,

Thanks .... I was searching offline and finally found kanji #4 on the hat is not quite accurate for 兵 I made the correction and then noticed you corrected it for me.

EVERYONE! See what a pair of native-speaker eyes can do!!! He read it right away without being fooled like I was.

Thanks!

--Guy

Hi Guy-San,

Thank you for the kind compliment.

I will be glad to help around within my range of capability.

有り難う御座います！　（Arigatou　Gozaimasu ----Thank you in Japanese）

Regards,
Taka

[Papa Nambu]

Taka, no late WW2 - 46 from what I've found on him so far, he enlisted in late 44/early 45 from what a friend was able to find out off on ancestry, I posted his camo uniform in the US forum.

Fritz

It wasn't normal for Japanese to be written left to right until the late 40s during the occupation era (this change had been in planning before the war along with simplifying the writing system, and although it may have been encouraged by the occupation government, it wasn't their idea).

[Fritziii]

That would make sense because I did find out he was on quam during occupation duty, I'll find out more after I get his records.

Fritz