Help with Japanese translation on canteen (if possible)

[Ethan]

I very recently bought a Japanese canteen with some writing on the sling, so I was hoping that someone here who can read Japanese could possibly tell me what it says.

I don't want to waste anyone's time so, if the pictures aren't good enough, please let me know. I'm grateful for any and all responses!

[ghp95134]

We'll need Nick's help here. This is what I could suss out; I'm uncertain of the magenta kanji:
西貢日本憲兵
荒田*三
Saigon Japanese Military Police
Arata *zo

The owner's surname was 荒田 Arata.

Edit: 西貢 is "ateji" read as Sai Gon; ateji are kanji that are applied for their sounds only, not for meaning. Initially I wrote "West Saigon" but corrected my error.

[Nick Komiya]

西貢日本憲兵隊
荒田誠三 Seizo Arata

[Ethan]

Thank you very much for the reply, this is very interesting!

[Ethan]

Nick, Im very glad you were able to read it, I was worried they were too faded! I also apologize for not seeing your responses earlier!