Original Imperial Japanese WWII Order of the Rising Sun, 5th Class Medal in Incorrect Presentation Case Receiver New Made Item: A fine

New Made Item: A fine reproduction 9

The United States Navy (like the IJN) had followed Alfred Thayer Mahan's emphasis on concentrated groups of battleships as the main offensive naval weapons

[citation needed] As a result

predating its attachment to the post-war Fairchild R4Q aircraft

Operation Shingle beginning on 22 January 1944

Original Imperial Japanese WWII Order of the Rising Sun, 5th Class Medal in Incorrect Presentation Case Receiver New Made Item: A fineOriginal Item. Only One Available. The Order of the Rising Sun (, Kyokujitsu sh) is a Japanese order, established in 1875 by Emperor Meiji. The Order was the first national decoration awarded by the Japanese government, created on 10 April 1875 by decree of the Council of State. The badge features rays of sunlight from the rising sun. The design of the Rising Sun symbolizes energy as powerful as the rising sun in parallel with the "rising sun" concept