One hell of a destiny for a badge https://asiamedals.info/threads/1908-great-white-fleet-welcoming-commemorative-badge.15220/
"Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle accepts a medal from the skipper of the USS Hornet, Capt. Marc A. Mitscher. The medal, once given to a U.S. Navy officer by the Japanese...
1908greatwhitefleetbadge
admiral marc mitscher japanese medal bomb
doolittle raid
doolittle wires a japanese medal to a bomb
japanese medal wired to an american bomb
Silver, gilt, enamel.
Height approximately 60 mm.
Weight 24 g.
Reverse
米國艦隊歓迎 - U.S. Fleet Welcoming
明治四十一年十月 - October, 1908
手内陸軍大臣開催 - Held by Minister of Army Terauchi
午餐東京後楽園於テ- Lunch at Tokyo Korakuyen
1908greatwhitefleetbadge1908greatwhitefleet commemorative silver plaque
1908greatwhitefleet welcome pin
1908 luncheon by minister of war
greatwhitefleet visit to japan
greatwhitefleet visit to japan plaque
米国艦隊歓迎明治四十一年十月寺内陸軍大臣閣催午饗東京後楽園勲章
米国艦隊歓迎明治四十一年十月寺内陸軍大臣閣催午饗東京後楽園紀念章
Belong with two others badges (about them see https://asiamedals.info/threads/1908-great-white-fleet-welcoming-commemorative-badge.15220/) to U.S. Navy Rear Admiral John Addison Baxter Smith (1843-1918).
1908greatwhitefleetbadge1908greatwhitefleet welcome pin
1908 welcome u.s. navy badge1908 welcome u.s. navy pin
a.f.a. 1908 welcome u.s. navy badge
americas' friends association 1908 welcome badge
americas' friends association 1908 welcome pin
japanese americas' friends association navy badge
japanese americas' friends association pin
whitefleet welcoming commemorative badge
1908greatwhitefleet american medal group
1908greatwhitefleetbadge1908greatwhitefleet welcoming badge1908greatwhitefleet welcoming pin
mexican service medal
1908greatwhitefleetbadgegreatwhitefleet journey around the globe
greatwhitefleet visit to japan badge
japanese badge
japanese greatwhitefleetbadge
miyamoto shoko
miyamoto shoko workshop
whitefleet welcoming commemorative badge
宮本商行
歓迎記念白海軍章
歓迎記念章
米国艦隊歓迎記念白海軍章
米国艦隊章