功四級金鵄勲章

  1. 4th class Golden Kite order posthumously awarded to an Infantry Lieutenant in 1945

    Interesting and rare late war awarding. 4th class Golden Kite order and 6th class Rising Sun order were formally awarded on January 23, 1945 /day of death in a combat/. Both were issued with paper wrappers https://asiamedals.info/threads/japanese-orders-and-medals-in-paper-wrappings.23074...
  2. 4th class Golden Kite and 5th class Rising Sun Orders posthumously awarded in 1938 to Japanese Ace Ryohei Ushioda

    Early China Incident posthumous awarding. Ryohei Ushioda /潮田良平/ was one of so-called "Four Kings" of the Japanese military aviation, the "Treasure of Air Combat" with a record of six downed aircrafts. He was also known under the nickname "Red Samurai". Source. 4th class Golden Kite order...
  3. 4th class Order of Golden Kite awarded in 1906 to Major General Funabashi Yoshizo for the Russo-Japanese War

    Major General Funabashi Yoshizo bio https://asiamedals.info/threads/major-general-funabashi-yoshizo.26462/ His 3rd class Sacred Treasure https://asiamedals.info/threads/3rd-class-sacred-treasure-order-awarded-in-1914-to-major-general-funabashi-yoshizo.27372/ His 3rd class Order of the Striped...
  4. 4th class Order of Golden Kite awarded in 1906 to Navy Commander Hashimoto Matakichiro for the Russo-Japanese War

    Document. Kite No. 38 201 was awarded on April 1, 1906 to Commander Hashimoto Matakichiro/橋本又吉郎/. Emperor Meiji signature. Original case.
  5. 4th class Order of Golden Kite awarded in 1906 to Army Major Yoshitake Sakabe for the Russo-Japanese War

    Kite No. 42 206 was awarded on April 1, 1906 to Army Infantry Major Sakabe Yoshitake/坂部義勇/. Emperor Meiji signature. Cases (miniature rosette is for red cross award).
  6. 4th class Order of Golden Kite awarded in 1942 to Army Captain

    Awarded on January 17, 1942. Payment document. Document for the KIA badge for his next of kin issued March 10, 1944.
  7. 4th class Order of Golden Kite awarded in 1944 for Kamikaze Attack on US Aircraft Carriers

    Rare late war posthumous awarding. Document is dated October 30, 1944. Kite No. 473 027. Awarded to Yoshio Ōkawa /大川善雄/ (at the time of death he was only chief petty officer). On October 30, 1944 a group of 11 Zero (six kamikaze attack planes and five escort planes) attacked the...
  8. 4th class Golden Kite order awarded to the Lieutenant-commander in 1940

    Full set. Original case. Miniature rosette. Document issued on April 29, 1940. Document No. 266 063. Thanks to original payment document (for 4000 yens) we know that cavalier hold rank of Lieutenant-commander /海軍少佐/.
  9. 4th Class Golden Kite Order awarded on November 5, 1944

    Rare actually issued late war 4th class order of Golden Kite with original document. Issued on November 5, 1944. Document No. 473 107.
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