Japanese Submariner Badge issued in 1940 to Volunteer Sailor Toshinobu Takeuchi

Item from personal collection.

呉志水 for 呉 - Kure 志 - Volunteer 水 - Sailor

一九五四二 - [personal number] 19542

竹内壽延 - Toshinobu Takeuchi

151010 = October 10, 1940

Original case.

 

Interestingly the stamenы and submarine are gilded (against regulation).