Kamikaze ”Hachimaki” Hold October 1938 Commemorative Medal

October 1938 Commemorative Medal

Pack of Aviator Playing Cards (overprint stamped "Gift of the American Red Cross" and "For Use of U

in original protective shipping carton

Maltese cross base with rays between the arms of the cross

ring himself

Kamikaze ”Hachimaki” Hold October 1938 Commemorative Medal11" 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