Japanese dogtag

[paul kennedy]

I'm hoping for information about this dog tag.
Thanks in advance.

[ghp95134]

I do not know what unit is identified by the kanji-code 朝 (morning)

朝二〇五三
Morning 2053

朝二二
Morning 22

一八六二
1862

Someone who understands these codes will come along and explain it to you.

-- Guy

[paul kennedy]

Thank you Guy

[Nick Komiya]

The tag belonged to a member of the 78th Infantry Regiment formed in Korea and dispatched to New Guinea in 1943.

[paul kennedy]

Thank you very much Nick.

[ghp95134]

The tag belonged to a member of the 78th Infantry Regiment formed in Korea and dispatched to New Guinea in 1943.

Aha! 朝 being a contraction of 朝鮮 [Chousen/Korea] Morning Calm

— Guy

Thanks Nick