Translation Help with Tunic Label

[Ryukyutunnelrat]

Can I get assistance in translating the Kanji on this Navy Tunic Label. Thank you in advance for any assistance. David

[Rod G]

Hi David,

Date: December 1942

寸法 (Size) 12

記名 (Signature) Bottom 4 label columns shown as rows
隆二 Takatsugu, Riyuushi, Riyuuji (last name?)
(first kanji is a biatch to read) 田
4685
舞一補水 His Navy occupation?

Cheers!

[GHP]

Damned iPhone!!!!! somehow I deleted my response while toggling back and forth between WAF and internet searches. Briefly then ...

栗田 Kurita was a 1st level supplementary service (reserve) sailor out of Maizuru
舞鶴

Nick Komiya left a very useful sticky post called “How to Interpret Navy Personal ID Numbers”

—Guy

[GHP]

柴田 Shibata

Sorry, not Kurita.

[GHP]

First name:

隆二
Ryuji

[Ryukyutunnelrat]

Guy, thank you very much for taking the time to assist in translating the tag. It is truly appreciated by me and all the members here on the forum.

Thank you again, Best David.

[Rod G]

柴田 Shibata.

That is nice work Guy, "柴" I was chasing an entirely different radical.

RE: 舞一補水 Guy said "1st level supplementary service (reserve) sailor out of Maizuru"
舞鶴 = Maizuru (abbreviated above)

Terrific! Now I see it, he was the equivalent of an army replacement soldier.Very cool!

I know very little about the Navy and how they formatted their paper work or labels.

Thanks so much!