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.

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7th class Rising Sun and China Incident Medal both with the same date November 5, 1938 (note that China Incident Medal was created by Imperial Edit No. 496 on July 27, 1939).

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