Rare pattern of the IJN anchor along with a battle flag, within which
is the Japanese national flag. The characters read 'Navy, War
Commemorative, Unveiling of a Monument [?].'  On the reverse is
the maker's stamp: 'Hakata, Kawabata, Arita-ya'.
Nice Machine Gun Unit cup. Above is a blue, fukizumi (blown ink)
pattern. The characters read 'Fukuoka Infantry Machine Gun Unit,
Discharge Commemorative, Kuroishi.' In the base: 'Hakata,
Arita-yaki, Kawabata.'
Fukuoka 24th Regiment
'Fukuoka Infantry 24th Regiment, Discharge Commemorative'
Meiji 19 August 17th
West Army
12th Divison (12 Brigade)
Fukuoka, Kurume, Fukuoka
Meiji era: Both 1st Sino & Russia
Taisho: Siberia Dispatch
Showa 7 First Shanghai Incident
Showa 11 April: HQ West of Khanka Lake (border of NE China and Russia
II. Lishu (Jirin province)
& Suifenhe River, Heilongjiang Province
III Guiyang Xuan (China)
Showa 19 Nov. Hsinchu City (N. Taiwan)

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End of War: N. taiwan Hsinchu City 8/20/1945
Inscribed 'Fukuoka 24th Infantry, Discharge
Commemorative, Morita'. On the reverse is a stamp in red:
'Hakata, Made by Arita Shop'. Hakata is a famous port town
in Fukuoka.
Inscribed 'Fukuoka 24th Infantry, Light Machine
Gun Unit, Commemorative, Fuchigami'. The two
large kanji in the center read 'Sincerity', one of
the five Soldier Virtues.