japanese air defense badge

Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner. Obverse 表彰 - Award reverse 賞 - Award 宇都宮師團長 - Utsunomiya [City] Division Commander 昭和十七年十二月八日 - December 8, 1942

1936-1937 Air Defense Maneuvers Yodobashi Ward Air Raid Defense Corps Participation commemorative badge https://asiamedals.info/threads/1936-1937-air-defense-maneuvers-yodobashi-ward-air-raid-defense-corps-participation-commemorative-badge-_.28825/ Obverse Tokyo city emblem with an army...

1938-1939-1940 Air Defense Maneuvers Yodobashi Ward Air Raid Defense Corps Participation commemorative badge https://asiamedals.info/threads/1938-1939-1940-air-defense-maneuvers-yodobashi-ward-air-raid-defense-corps-participation-commemorative-badge-_-_.28826/ Nihonbashi Ward Air Raid Defense...

Size 20 mm. Obverse 黒 for 黒門 - Kuromon reverse 関東防空演習記念 - Kanto Air Defense Maneuvers Commemorative 黒門防護分團 - Kuromon [Air] Defense Corps 昭和八年八月 - August 1933 Marked 純銀 - pure silver.

Obverse 記念章 - Commemorative Badge reverse 昭和十四年參月 - March 1939 大阪市 - Osaka City 中川防護分團 - Nakagawa Branch of Air Defense Corps 解團記念 - Disbandment Commemorative

Obverse Tokyo City emblem with Army star inside 富土見 - Futomi reverse 帝都防空一期参加記念 - 1st Imperial Capital Air Defense [Maneuvers] Participation Commemorative 麹町區富土見分團 - Kojimachi Ward, Futomi Branch 昭和十一年 - 1936

See also https://asiamedals.info/threads/minami-yahataya-air-raid-defense-corps-participation-badge.28910/ Obverse Emblem of Osaka City Air Raid Defense Corps https://asiamedals.info/threads/osaka-city-air-raid-defense-corps-badges.23260/ 南八幡屋 - Minami Yahataya /Osaka/ 防護分團 - [Air Raid]...

Size 33.44 x 24.16 mm. Weight 9.9 g. Obverse Inside Tokyo emblem 記念 - Commemorative under antiaircraft guns 防空 - Air Defense reverse 防空演習参加章 - Air Defense Maneuvers Participation Badge 東京市下谷區 - Shimotani Ward, Tokyo 昭和十二年度 - 1937

3rd Imperial Capital Air Defense Maneuvers Participation Commemorative Badge https://asiamedals.info/threads/shinagawa-ward-defense-corps-3rd-imperial-capital-air-defense-maneuvers-participation-commemorative-badge.24791/ Obverse 第四回帝都防空演習参加 - 4th Imperial Capital /i.e. Tokyo/ Air Defense...

Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner. Obverse 表彰 - Award/Commendation reverse 神奈川縣 - Kanagawa Prefecture

Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner. Obverse 記念章 - Commemorative Badge

Obverse 防 - Defense reverse 関東防空大演習参加章 - Kanto Air Defense Large Maneuvers Participation Badge 干束分團 - Hitaba Branch Team /Bundan; Subsection/ 昭和八年八月 - August 1933

Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner. Obverse Yamaguchi prefecture emblem /two stylized kanji 山口/ 防空 - Air Defense reverse 修了之章 - Completion Badge 山口縣防空學校 - Yamaguchi Prefecture Air Defense School

Even the dog and horse are wearing gas masks. Size 25 mm. Reverse 昭和十ー年六月二十七日二十八日 - June 27th and 28th, 1936 防空宣傳 - Propaganda/Promotion of Air Defense 催物行列行進参加記念 - Commemoration of Participation in the Parade 東京聯合防護團 - Tokyo United Air Defense Corps

Obverse 博 - Hiroshi 銃後を護る - Homefront Protection

Another badge of Yokohama City Naka Ward https://asiamedals.info/threads/yokohama-city-naka-ward-air-defense-corps-ooka-joint-group-badge.27536/ Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner. Reverse 横浜市中區防護團幹部備習修ア章 - Yokohama City Naka Ward Air Defense Corps...

See also another badge with similar design https://asiamedals.info/threads/1936-yokohama-city-naka-ward-air-defense-corps-officer-preparatory-training-badge-a.27535/ Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner. Reverse 關東防空大演習参加記青木聯合會 - Kanto Large Air...

See also https://asiamedals.info/threads/1933-kanto-large-air-defense-maneuvers-koishikawa-ward-air-defense-corps-participation-commemorative-badge.25039/ Size 34.5 x 30.5 mm. Thickness 2.6 mm. Obverse 關東防空大演習記念 - Kanto Large Air Defense Maneuvers 参加章 - Participation Badge reverse...

Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner. Obverse Army star + 守れ郷土の空を- Protect the Sky of Your Hometown Badge

Obverse Army star inside Tokyo city emblem 功 - Merit reverse 表彰 - Commendation 京橋區防護團 - Kyobashi Ward [Air] Defense Corps 昭和十四年二月十一日 - February 11, 1939 Original case. 表彰 - Commendation 京橋區防護團 - Kyobashi Ward [Air] Defense Corps Badges were manufactured by the Oki Medal Company...