| Item title: | Record of meritorious service for deceased soldier OKUTANI Ryôyû |
| Title (romaji): | Shibotsusha Okutani Ryôyû Jôtôhei kôseki meibo |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM 82 1/2/500035) View information about obtaining a copy of this document |
AJRP details | |
| AJRP module: | Australian War Memorial official records |
| AJRP series: | AWM 82 captured Japanese documents |
| AJRP sub-series: | ATIS material registered as B documents |
| AJRP folder: | Records of meritorious service for deceased soldiers from the 78th Infantry Regiment |
Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | AWM 82 1/2/500035 |
| Inst. series: | AWM 82 |
| Inst. sub-series: | 1/2/- Items registered by ATIS as "B" documents |
| Item: | 1/2/500035 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 4 pages with hand-written entries in ink |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Administrative document, Service record |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 05/12/1943 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS, DEATH CERTIFICATE, SERVICE RECORD |
| Australian unit names: | |
| Allied unit names: | |
| Japanese unit names: | 20th Division 78th Infantry Regt 1st Infantry Gun Det 49th Division 168th Infantry Regt 20th Division 2nd Field Hospital |
| Names: | OKUTANI Ryôyû, Pte; ZEITA, 2nd Lt |
| Sender: | ZEITA, 2nd Lt |
| Languages: | Japanese |
| Area: | Bau-ak [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Huon Peninsula, Ramu River–Finisterre Range] Hansa Bay [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Wewak–Madang Area] Palau Island [Central Pacific, Caroline Islands] Anamo [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Wewak–Madang Area] |
| Content: | This item is a record of service for Superior Private OKUTANI Ryôyû of the 78th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Gun Detachment, who died in the 20th Division 2nd Field Hospital at Bau-ak when it was attacked by enemy forces in December 1943. As well as the date and cause of death, the document lists OKUTANI's service record in the Imperial Army, beginning with his induction into the 168th Infantry Regiment in 1941, and his participation in various expeditions during the Pacific War at locations such as Palau. It was captured at Anamo in July 1944. |
AWM 82 captured Japanese document details | |
| Title: | Record of meritorious service for deceased soldier OKUTANI Ryôyû |
| ATIS number: | 1/2/500035 |
| Item status: | Original document |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Names: | OKUTANI Ryôyû, Pte; ZEITA, 2nd Lt |
| Names (kanji ): | |
| Sender: | ZEITA, 2nd Lt |
| Sender (kanji): | |
| Recipient: | |
| Recipient (kanji): |  |
| Japanese unit names: | 20th Division 78th Infantry Regt 1st Infantry Gun Det 49th Division 168th Infantry Regt 20th Division 2nd Field Hospital |
| Japanese unit names (romaji): | Dai 20 Shidan Hohei Dai 78 Rentai Dai 1 Hohei Hôshôtai Dai 49 Shidan Hohei Dai 168 Rentai Dai 20 Shidan Dai 2 Yasen Byôin |
| Japanese unit names (kanji) | |
| Place of acquisition: | Anamo |
| Date of acquisition: | 07/20/1944 |
Other information | |
| Notes: | |
| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 10:06:57 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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