Kamikaze ”Hachimaki” Hold dated 1928

dated 1928

cupro-nickel

Medal for the Campaign of 1936-1939 (bronze gilt and black matte finish

1883 in Campbellford

Maltese cross base with rays between the arms of the cross

Kamikaze ”Hachimaki” Hold dated 192811" x 33" headband headband is hand painted with black Kanji and a red sun on a fine cotton linen. The two large Kanji at the top reads "Kamikaze" (God's Storm or Divine Wind). Underneath, it reads "Written by the head of the Aviation Ordinance Bureau " Endo Saburo. Endo Saburo was Major General and Commander of the 3rd Air Brigade when war broke out in the Pacific. The white linen is age stained with some black paint markings, presumably left from