Bring Home Japanese Flag Questions

[painter777]

My Daughter in laws Grandfather brought this home from the Pacific Island campaigns. I believe he was with the 2nd Marine Div, but would have to double check.
Can anyone ID any of the writing ?

Full view:
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Bottom right corner:
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Top right corner:
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Bottom left corner:
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Top left corner:
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This is his book he had it folded in:
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Any help greatly appreciated,

Regards
Charlie-Painter777

PS. Flag measures 34" Wide X 26" Tall

[ghp95134]

祈武運長久
Ki Bu'un Chōkyū
Wishes/Prayers for Continued Luck in the Fortunes of War

祝出征
Shuku Shussei
Congratulations for Going to War [departing for the front; deploying]

田中純一君
Tanaka Jun'ichi-kun
Mr. Tanaka Jun'ichi

Besides the recipient, I count 8 others (about half the total signatures) with the surname Tanaka ... likely family.


--Guy

[painter777]

Pardon my repeat posts. I was trying to add a Sign off Signature...... and couldn't figure out how to Delete it after my blunder. Still pretty new here and haven't been by in a while.

Guy,
Do I have it correct that the owners name would be Ki Bu'un Chōkyū ?
My Daughter in law said that at her "Mothers is a long sword and a short one with the thingies they go in"
I look forward to seeing/sharing those but at the current time they aren't speaking. Her Mother is trying to deal with Mental/Dementia issues. My fingers are crossed that they are safely stored away.

Your help is very much appreciated.

Fellow Member AZPhil led me over here last year. He was correct that it's a great bunch of members!!

I just came across a friends post on a M1 Carbine forum of a Japanese WWII helmet with writing on it. I'll try to post it when I can.

Again Thank You Sir..

Cheers,
Charlie-Painter777

[painter777]

Delete

[Tank Destroyer]

Guy as always you came through again.

Marty

[Nick Komiya]

Interesting that the main slogan is written in the postwar direction (backwards by pre-war standards)

[painter777]

Every bit helps.
I'm used to helping......
Very nice feeling being Helped !

VR
Charlie-Painter777





A Country Has No Greater Responsibility Than To Care For Those Who Served...

[ghp95134]

...Guy,
Do I have it correct that the owners name would be Ki Bu'un Chōkyū ?...

No; I'll repost with some notes to clarify:

祈武運長久
Ki Bu'un Chōkyū
This is a war-time slogan meaning: "Wishes/Prayers for Continued Luck in the Fortunes of War."

田中純一君
Tanaka Jun'ichi-kun
The recipient of the flag -- whose body it likely was taken from -- was Mr. Tanaka Jun'ichi. Tanaka is the surname. The suffix "~kun" is similar to "Mr.", but it shows that he was a peer or social subordinate to whomever presented the flag. A more polite version (I'm certain you've heard" is さん
"~san"; and even more polite is 様 "~sama."

Cheers,
--Guy