Kamikaze Headband - What does it say?

[ghp95134]

祈武運長久
Praying For Your Luck in the Fortunes of War
Ki Buun Chōkyū

黒野養一
Kurono Yo'ichi
Kurono is his surname


--Guy

[Alan M]

Susan , the slogan on the left is "Ki Buun Choukyuu" which roughly translates to " Prayers for Eternal Good Fortune in Battle " and is regularly used and found on most Hinomaru Yosegaki flags and Senninbari ( thousand stitch belts )

[Alan M]

Guy beat me to it

[Nick Komiya]

Guy, the man's name is Gi-ichi、義一
The item is no kamikaze headband, but a navy thousand-stitch belt, a good luck charm that women prepared for their men. The motif was taken from a standard navy towel.

[Nick Komiya]

This is the towel the belt is based on.
In the navy, they folded this in half and tucked it through the belt and kept it in the rear pocket. Besides wiping sweat, they served as a handy tourniquet when wounded.

[ghp95134]

Nick,

...the man's name is Gi-ichi、義一

"No excuse, SIR!"
[Said often when I went through Officer Candidate School!! ]

Thanks for the correction.

--Guy

[susan]

Thank you all very much! My 91 year-old father-in-law will appreciate this very much. I do too!

Susan

[MAP]

I'm sure he will!! Take care of that family heirloom.

[Wagriff]

Apparently, his good luck talisman did not work too well....