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WWII Item - Japanese Photo Album
Posted on 11/14/21 at 9:03 pm
Posted on 11/14/21 at 9:03 pm
I was at the Wannamaker Gun show in Tulsa today... It wasn't a good day for me in the hunt for WWII items... But at least I got something...
Now I have seen lots and lots of WWII German Photo Albums. But I very rarely see Japanese Photo Albums. So I worked a deal and picked this up...
Now there are way too many picture in this album for me post them all, so I picked a few that I found interesting. I believe that this man was a Combat Engineer because most of the Pictures are of bridge building etc...
Anyways.. All I ask for is comments and thoughts on these threads.. Thank You.
I will comment... I sometimes ponder pics like the next one. Even though these people were our enemy at the time, they were still just like us. Young and raising families.
Ok.. Well... Comment away...
Ok Comment time again... I do not know this man or anything about him... But I find these pics very interesting so I am adding them... I can only assume that maybe these were the soldiers parents...
Part of the enjoyment of collect these things is trying to figure things out like a dectective.. To use what clues that you can find to piece together a who, what, why, and when.
This is the last photo I am adding and it has me puzzled. The woman seems to be wearing very modern clothing, and her clothing is also very western... So without any furtuer research I am unable to decide if this is a 40's period photo or after... But none of the other 100 or so photos seems to be post war.
Now I have seen lots and lots of WWII German Photo Albums. But I very rarely see Japanese Photo Albums. So I worked a deal and picked this up...
Now there are way too many picture in this album for me post them all, so I picked a few that I found interesting. I believe that this man was a Combat Engineer because most of the Pictures are of bridge building etc...
Anyways.. All I ask for is comments and thoughts on these threads.. Thank You.
I will comment... I sometimes ponder pics like the next one. Even though these people were our enemy at the time, they were still just like us. Young and raising families.
Ok.. Well... Comment away...
Ok Comment time again... I do not know this man or anything about him... But I find these pics very interesting so I am adding them... I can only assume that maybe these were the soldiers parents...
Part of the enjoyment of collect these things is trying to figure things out like a dectective.. To use what clues that you can find to piece together a who, what, why, and when.
This is the last photo I am adding and it has me puzzled. The woman seems to be wearing very modern clothing, and her clothing is also very western... So without any furtuer research I am unable to decide if this is a 40's period photo or after... But none of the other 100 or so photos seems to be post war.
This post was edited on 11/14/21 at 11:02 pm
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Posted on 11/14/21 at 9:07 pm to WWII Collector
What the hell's going on in that 8th photo?
ETA: With more photos added in it is now the 14th photo.
ETA: With more photos added in it is now the 14th photo.
This post was edited on 11/14/21 at 9:38 pm
Posted on 11/14/21 at 9:10 pm to wallowinit
I didn’t know japs be gay an shite
Posted on 11/14/21 at 9:10 pm to WWII Collector
What an awesome find. Would be interested to know what you paid just out of curiosity. 
Posted on 11/14/21 at 9:12 pm to WWII Collector
Threads that attempt to humanize the Japanese never go well. Because I am a certain age and lived and taught in Japan, I was able to develop friendships with many people. Japanese who were captured in China and spent a decade in Soviet prison work camps, a woman who lived in Manchuria with her parents, a man who lost his little sister to American bombs, a college professor who raged about my views on the atom bomb, - all kinds of people. You are right, stripped of the maniacal zeal of Japanese imperialism, they were, in the end, just human beings . My opinion of the Japanese , having actually lived in their homes, is very, very high. And while their atrocities were unimaginable and unforgivable, I’m glad our two nations have a very tight bond. I’ve never met more pro-American people anywhere else in the world. Great pics , btw.
Posted on 11/14/21 at 9:14 pm to shutterspeed
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What an awesome find.
Agreed. Quite a find.
Posted on 11/14/21 at 9:15 pm to Lsupimp
I have added a couple more photos to the original Post.
Posted on 11/14/21 at 9:20 pm to WWII Collector
quote:
This is the last photo I am adding and it has me puzzled. The woman seems to be wearing very modern clothing, and her clothing is also very western... So without any furtuer research I am unable to decide if this is a 40's period photo or after... But none of the other 100 or so photos seems to be post war.
Almost surely 40's - look at the wide, peaked lapels on her jacket and though you can't see the whole shoe, the ankle strap is a tell. I agree it is quite Western in style.
Posted on 11/14/21 at 9:22 pm to WWII Collector
When I was a young child and lived in Guam they pulled a Japanese soldier Yakoi-San out of the jungle 28 years after we took the island back . I have always had some weird connection/ coincidences to/with the Japanese.
Posted on 11/14/21 at 9:23 pm to Lsupimp
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Threads that attempt to humanize the Japanese never go well. Because I am a certain age and lived and taught in Japan, I was able to develop friendships with many people. Japanese who were captured in China and spent a decade in Soviet prison work camps, a woman who lived in Manchuria with her parents, a man who lost his little sister to American bombs, a college professor who raged about my views on the atom bomb, - all kinds of people. You are right, stripped of the maniacal zeal of Japanese imperialism, they were, in the end, just human beings . My opinion of the Japanese , having actually lived in their homes, is very, very high. And while their atrocities were unimaginable and unforgivable, I’m glad our two nations have a very tight bond. I’ve never met more pro-American people anywhere else in the world. Great pics , btw.
Thank you for the comments...
edit - more photos were added..
Posted on 11/14/21 at 9:24 pm to BigPapiDoesItAgain
good post
Posted on 11/14/21 at 9:25 pm to BigPapiDoesItAgain
One of the better posts on the OT lately. Fascinating find.
Posted on 11/14/21 at 9:26 pm to BigPapiDoesItAgain
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Almost surely 40's - look at the wide, peaked lapels on her jacket and though you can't see the whole shoe, the ankle strap is a tell. I agree it is quite Western in style.
Thank you...
There are only three NON-military pics in tis album and I have included all three... again.. I can only speculate that they were his parents.
Posted on 11/14/21 at 9:28 pm to Lsupimp
My son and I just watched a documentary about the Nesei unit (100th). The most highly decorated American unit in our history. Truly mind blowing what those guys accomplished.
Posted on 11/14/21 at 9:33 pm to WWII Collector
Pretty good camo ghille suits.
Posted on 11/14/21 at 9:41 pm to Lsupimp
Well that’s a pretty damn good way to sum the whole thing up. 
I’ve always loved the Japanese bushido culture, generally pre-Edo period, but yeah the WWII era Japan was pretty sick…or else just had a morality that was strict and fair to them but incomprehensible to us.
It’s a good study in subjective morality for sure.
I’ve always loved the Japanese bushido culture, generally pre-Edo period, but yeah the WWII era Japan was pretty sick…or else just had a morality that was strict and fair to them but incomprehensible to us. It’s a good study in subjective morality for sure.
Posted on 11/14/21 at 9:43 pm to Havoc
Interesting,thanks for posting.
Posted on 11/14/21 at 9:47 pm to TrapperJohn
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My son and I just watched a documentary about the Nesei unit (100th). The most highly decorated American unit in our history. Truly mind blowing what those guys accomplished.
What’s the name of the documentary, please
Posted on 11/14/21 at 9:47 pm to Lsupimp
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Lsupimp
Quality post.
Looking at Japanese culture today it’s hard when looking back but easy in historical context to see how much of a monster Imperial Japan was able to become.
This post was edited on 11/14/21 at 9:48 pm
Posted on 11/14/21 at 9:51 pm to Havoc
To understand Imperial Japan ( I know you do ) you have to understand devotion to hierarchy supersedes any notion of personal morality. If you combine that with the fact that a lot of officers actually advanced up the ranks because they were unsentimental , efficient and remorseless killers, you have a hierarchy that rewarded cruelty.
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