Greater Japan Aviation Boy Scouts Special Member's Badge/大日本飛行少年団特別団員章

Original case.

特別團員章 - Special Member's Badge

大日本飛行少年團 - Dai Nihon Hikō Shōnen-dan / Greater Japan Aviation Boy Scouts / Dainippon Flight Boy Group/Great Japan Flying Boys Group

Badges were manufactured by Gihodo Medal Works, Tokyo /技寳堂徽章製作所/.

 

Cased badge that was issued on November 13, 1939.

Letter signed by

大日本飛行少年團々長 - Greater Japan Aviation Boy Scouts Leader

東條政 - Masaru Tojo

dated 昭和十四第十一月十三日 - November 13, 1939

"Thank you for all your kindness and generosity to our project. More and more attack planes have been delivered to the army ... You've been enacted as a special member".

特別團員 - Special Member

高槁三郎 - Saburo Takamaki

東京市大日本飛行少年 - Tokyo City Greater Japan Aviation Boy Scouts

Badge is still in mint condition.

特別團員章 - Special Member's Badge

大日本飛行少年團 - Japan Aviation Boy Scouts

Label of Gihodo Medal Works.

 

Badge with fastening wires bent inward.

 

Badge that lost its fastening and rosette.

 

Another example of Gihodo-made badge.

Size 40 mm.