Japan, Empire. An Order of the Rising Sun, V Class in Case Auction Berlin” below

Berlin” below

from 1939 to 1942 he served as a seaman in England

The sweatband folds down to reveal a maker’s mark of “APN” for a documented but unidentified manufacturer of Wehrmacht tropical headgear

he joined B Company of the 149th Battalion as a private at the age of 17 in 1916

Japan, Empire. An Order of the Rising Sun, V Class in Case Auction Berlin” below(Kyokujitsu_sho). Instituted in 1875. In silver with white, green and violet enamels, red glass cabochon on both sides, a 3 5 3 configuration in the Paulonia flowers designating it as V class, measuring 46 mm (w) x 71. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its Paulonia flowers and laterally pierced ball suspension, intact enamels, original ribbon with hook and eye, extremely fine. Contained in original case, black lacquer exterior, with rich purple silk and velvet