Named WWII 98th Infantry Division Hawaiian Service and Japanese Occupation Medals, Flags, and Photograph Albums Group

The group relates to the service of Clarence Duval in Company “H” of the 390th Infantry Regiment of the 98th Infantry Division, which involved service in Hawaii during the war and occupation duty in Japan which began almost immediately after the Japanese surrender. The group includes Duval’s dog tags, several 98th Division shoulder patches, ribbon bars and Duval’s medals. These medals consist of his boxed Army Good Conduct Medal, unnamed as awarded, on a slot brooch suspension; the American Campaign Medal, crimp brooch suspension; the Pacific Campaign Medal, crimp brooch suspension; two Victory Medals, one being boxed and on a crimp brooch suspension and one being a slot brooch suspension; and the World War II Army of Occupation Medal, crimp brooch suspension. The group also includes a pair of enameled screw back distinctive unit insignia for the 6th Coast Artillery Regiment. The group contains three World War II Japanese flags. One of these is a national flag,  silk, with two reinforced corners having ties. The flag is approximately 27 inches by 37 inches, showing spots but overall it is in excellent condition. There is also a silk Japanese national flag, approximately 27 inches by 39 inches, with two reinforced corners having ties. This flag is a “diary flag” for Duval, recording his unit, his service locations in Japan, and the names of other men in his unit, together with their addresses. The group further includes a printed cotton Japanese Navy rising sun flag, approximately 12 inches by 16 inches. There is a Japanese folding fan in the group with signed original artwork, contained within its original paper wrapping. There is a piece of Japanese Government wartime occupation currency as well as two old Russian bank notes. There are 18 loose wartime photographs, each with a handwritten caption on the reverse. There are also two photograph albums in the group. One of these is an album reflecting wartime service in Hawaii, with the album being approximately 8 inches by 11 inches, containing approximately 76 photographs, most all of which have written captions. The second photograph album contains images of Japanese occupation service. That album is approximately 6 inches by 8-1/4 inches. This album has approximately 45 photographs with handwritten captions. Overall the items in the group are in excellent condition.