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Hello everyone:

I have made an attempt, however not too successfully.

Line 1: I could not read the first character: ? Shu ? 449 ? ? (To?) = so I assume a unit number?

Line 2: Ko Kuni ???????? = Small country... (google translate has it as little brother)

Round Stamp: Enquiry + date = 17.5.6 May 6th, Showa 17 (1942)

Stamp on left is Ko then unreadable. 

 

Please correct me!! Thank you,

John C.

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Line 1:

満洲第四四九部隊イ隊 – Manchuria No. 449 Unit, (I) team

 

Line 2:

小野千恵男様 – Mr. Ono Chieo

 

Round Stamp:

檢閲 17.5.6 – Censored on 17.5.6 (May 6, 1942)

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3 hours ago, Nobody said:

Manchuria No. 449 Unit, (I) team

Thank you very much! I hadn't considered Katakana for "I team"

Would you happen to know why some of these photos were stamped? A few of the pictures I have use similar stamps.

 

John C.

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This is a follow-up to the picture posted above. I have been able to scrape the top layer of tape off of the stamp on the left. I went through my glossary of military terms and could not find these exact characters. I believe the first kanji is platoon/shidai and the fourth character may be "police." I assume it is some sort of regimental approval stamp.

Any additional help would be appreciated.

Thank you,

John C.

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Posted

Its 

小野千恵男 Ono Chieo

the name of the guy in the photo.

These are the same kanji as in what Moriyama-san wrote in his "Line 2" above (without the "sama" on the end).

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