6th class golden kite order

  1. 6th class Golden Kite order awarded in 1906 to Army Infantry Sergeant Saburō Nagasawa for the Russo-Japanese War

    Exemplary group with not that common early variation of Golden Kite order. Original case. Document issued on April 1, 1906 Army Infantry Sergeant /陸軍步兵軍曹/ Saburō Nagasawa /長澤三郎/. Golden Kite order No. 86 440.
  2. 6th class Golden Kite order awarded in 1940

    Awarded in April 29, 1940 (China Incident). Golden Kite No. 287 434. Most likely posthumously awarding (see for comparison https://asiamedals.info/threads/6th-class-golden-kite-and-7th-class-rising-sun-orders-awarded-in-1940-to-sergeant-major-soshichi-sagisaka.26113/). Case has golden kanji...
  3. 6th class Golden Kite and 7th class Rising Sun orders posthumously awarded in 1938 to Sergeant Major Kumata Maeda

    Both order were formally issued to Sergeant Major Kumata Maeda /前田熊太/ on November 5, 1938 (date when he was KIA). In reality set was issued to his relatives somewhere around late 1939/early 1940.
  4. 6th Class Golden Kite and 7th class Rising Sun orders awarded in 1940 to Sergeant Major Soshichi Sagisaka

    Non-posthumous lifetime China Incident awarding. Both orders and China Incident medal issued on the same date (April 29, 1940) to Army Sergeant Major Soshichi Sagisaka /鷺坂宗七/. 6th class Golden Kite order.
  5. 6th class Golden Kite order marked M awarded in 1938

    issued on August 4, 1938. Document No. 171 552.
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