A business card of a Lieutenant Colonel of the U. Air Force is attached to the back of the plaque. This business card has an American-style date stamped Oct 28 51 (October 28, 1951) and Lt. Both are in the same green ink. Also stamped in the same green ink is Lieutenant Colonel Takaoka and the flag (Takaoka is illegible).
At first, I thought it meant that this USAF lieutenant colonel gave this flag to a former Japanese soldier named Lieutenant Colonel Takaoka. However, I felt something wrong with the stamp of Oct 28 51 (October 28, 1951) in the same ink with the American style date indication. Then I thought that this Lieutenant Colonel Takaoka might be the same Lieutenant Colonel of the U. In other words, this Air Force Lieutenant Colonel, who worked in Japan and worked in a department that had a lot of negotiations and interactions with the Japanese, was not the one who was trying to get to know the Japanese in order to make them familiar with him. I guessed that he used his Japanese name in order to be familiar with Japanese people. We are sure that this is a valuable document, and we would appreciate your consideration. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\Japan\Other Japanese WWII Orig Items". The seller is "no_spe-94" and is located in this country: JP. This item can be shipped worldwide.