Description
until 1838
the Oak Leaves clasp could be awarded for leadership
347th Machine Gun Battalion
This is a rare late war pattern Japanese field telephone
The barrel has two different serial numbers
Original Imperial Japanese WWII Prisoner of War Grouping with Forage Cap & POW Ephemera French Artwork & Posters until 1838Original Items. One of a Kind Grouping. During World War II, it was estimated that between 35,000 and 50,000 members of the Imperial Japanese Armed Forces surrendered to Allied service members prior to the end of World War II in Asia in August 1945. The number of Japanese soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen who surrendered was limited by the Japanese military indoctrinating its personnel to fight to the death, Allied combat personnel often being