- Captain, Imperial Japanese
Army
Just as there were Japanese-Americans in
the U.S. Army and people of Japanese descent in other Allied
forces, so too some Caucasians served in the Japanese
military.
Many of these were pre-war military
advisors or instructors who were commissioned as officers when war broke
out.
This Tai-i - Dai-i (Captain) is wearing
tropical service dress while on a training mission to one of the many
Japanese outposts in the Pacific rim.
His officer-issue "Katana"
(ceremonial sword) bears the copper & blue cords and tassels of a
company-grade officer. These are often mistakenly referred to as Samurai swords. |