Kamikaze ”Hachimaki” GTRexclude cloth showing some age

cloth showing some age

Officer’s badge in Gold and enamels

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he was taken on strength at the Canadian Base Depot

Kamikaze ”Hachimaki” GTRexclude cloth showing some age11" 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