WW2 Japanese Leaflet Help

[Fritziii]

Gents, got this leaflet with some Japanese instruments from a US Navy veterans son, can someone tell me what it says or is. Thanks

Fritz

[GHP]

Because of the “No. 407” I think this is a US-produced pamphlet. The obverse states:
勅語捧讀式
Ceremonial Reading of the Imperial Rescript [on Education].

I’m on an iPhone now and cannot do extensive research and translation.

Thr reverse talks about the Meiji Imperial Rescript and quotes sections followed by elipses (... ...) which I’m pretty sure is not the Japanese way of showing cut sections of a quote. It also references “kokumin” 国民 ...national citizens.

—Guy

[beretta1934]

Because of the “No. 407” I think this is a US-produced pamphlet.

—Guy

Following Guy's clue iI googled on No 407 and found a neat write up in a Us vets book about a USN carrier raid on Tokyo in February 1945. In it he states they dropped this very style of leaflet over the target, simultaneous wit the bombs!!

Below is a summery translation but the actual message seems to be quite subtle and oblique way to steer young people from volunteering to be kamikaze by their interpretation. Would love to ear Guys insight.





Torpedo Squadron Four - A Cockpit View of World War II
https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0982870906

[Fritziii]

Wow, thank you!! I wonder if this was a group from the Lexington, the vets dad was on her for 3 years during the war. 🤔

Following Guy's clue iI googled on No 407 and found a neat write up in a Us vets book about a USN carrier raid on Tokyo in February 1945. In it he states they dropped this very style of leaflet over the target, simultaneous wit the bombs!!

Below is a summery translation but the actual message seems to be quite subtle and oblique way to steer young people from volunteering to be kamikaze by their interpretation. Would love to ear Guys insight.





Torpedo Squadron Four - A Cockpit View of World War II
https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0982870906

[beretta1934]

Wow, thank you!! I wonder if this was a group from the Lexington, the vets dad was on her for 3 years during the war. ��

This was Air Group 4 and the book is from pilots on the Ranger.

I am sure the propaganda leaflets were chosen only for the homeland strikes, which the CV-16 Lexington narrative below does speak about. I would think it's a safe bet that it was collected onboard the ship and tucked away in a book or such as a momento. Nice find

Chosen flagship for TG 58.2 on 11 December she struck at the airfields of Luzon and Formosa during the first 9 days of January 1945 encountering little enemy opposition. The task force then entered the China Sea to strike enemy shipping and air insta llations. Strikes were flown against Saipan Camranh Bay in then Indochina Hong Kong the Pescadores and Formosa. Task force planes sank four merchant ships and four escorts in one convoy and destroyed at least 12 in another at Camranh Bay 12 January. Leaving the China Sea 20 January Lexington sailed north to strike Formosa again 21 January and Okinawa again 22 January.


After replenishing at Ulithi TG 58.2 sailed 10 February to hit airfields near Tokyo 16 and 17 February 1945 to minimize opposition to the Iwo Jima landings 19 February. Lexington flew close support for the assaulting troops 19 to 22 February then s ailed for further strikes against the Jap- [106] anese home islands and the Nansei Shoto before heading for overhaul at Puget Sound.


Lexington was combat bound again 22 May sailing via Alameda and Pearl Harbor for San Pedro Bay Leyte where she joined Rear Adm. T. L Sprague's task force for the final round of airstrikes which battered the Japanese home islands through July until 15 August when the last strike was ordered to jettison its bombs and return to Lexington on receiving word of Japanese surrender. During this period she had launched attacks on Honshu and Hokkaido airfields and Yokosuka and Kure naval bases to destroy the remnants of the Japanese fleet. She had also flown bombing attacks on industrial targets in the Tokyo area.


After hostilities ended she continued to fly precautionary patrols over Japan and dropped supplies to prisoner of war camps on Honshu. She supported the occupation of Japan until leaving Tokyo Bay 3 December with homeward bound veterans for transport ation to San Francisco where she arrived 16 December.

[Fritziii]

WOW!! Thank You 😉👍🏻

Fritz