Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Insignia

United States:

1. Army
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_enlisted_rank_insignia_of_World_War_II

The U.S. Army enlisted rank insignia that was used during World War II differs from the current system. The color scheme used for the insignia's chevron design was defined as either silver gray on dark blue, olive drab on dark blue, or khaki on dark blue.

1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade


US Army WWII 1SGT.svg US Army WWII MSGT.svg US Army WWII TSGT.svg US Army WWII SSGT.svg US Army WWII T3C.svg



First Sergeant Master Sergeant Technical Sergeant Staff Sergeant Technician Third Grade



1st Sgt. M/Sgt. T/Sgt. S/Sgt. T/3.








4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade





US Army WWII SGT.svg US Army WWII T4C.svg US Army WWII CPL.svg US Army WWII T5C.svg US Army WWII PFC.svg





Sergeant Technician Fourth Grade Corporal Technician Fifth Grade Private First Class





Sgt. T/4. Cpl. T/5. Pfc.

2. Air Force, Naval, Marine


Japan:

1. Army
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_ranks_of_the_Japanese_Empire_during_World_War_II

These designs were worn on shoulders as passants between the years 1911 and 1938, then on collars afterwards until 1945, when the Imperial Japanese Army was dissolved.

Officer ranks
All-forces ranks Collar insignia
Marshal
Gensui Rikugun Taishō (元帥陸軍大将?)
As General, plus enamelled breast badge:
元帥徽章.svg
General
Rikugun Taishō (陸軍大将?)
帝國陸軍の階級―襟章―大将.svg
Lieutenant General
Rikugun Chūjō (陸軍中将?)
帝國陸軍の階級―襟章―中将.svg
Major General
陸軍少将 (Rikugun Shōshō )
Ijamajorgeneral.gif
Colonel
Rikugun Taisa (陸軍大佐?)
Ijacolonel.gif
Lieutenant Colonel
Rikugun Chūsa (陸軍中佐?)
Ijalieutcolonel.gif
Major
Rikugun Shōsa (陸軍少佐?)
Ijamajor.gif
Captain
Rikugun Taii (陸軍大尉?)
Ijacptn.gif
Lieutenant (US Army - First Lieutenant)
Rikugun Chūi (陸軍中尉?)
Ijafirstlieut.gif
Second Lieutenant
Rikugun Shōi ( 陸軍少尉?)
Ijasecondlieut.gif
Warrant Officer
Rikugun Jun-i (Army First Officer) (陸軍准尉?)
Ijawarrantoff.gif

2. Navy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_ranks_of_the_Japanese_Empire_during_World_War_II

The imperial navy lasted from 1869 until 1947, when it was dissolved following Japan's constitutional renunciation of the use of force as a means of settling international disputes.

Officer ranks
All-forces ranks IJN Insignia
海軍大将 Kaigun Taishō
(Naval General or Admiral)
Japan-navy-1931-1944-sleeve 30-1-.gif
海軍中将 Kaigun Chūjō
(Naval Lieutenant-General or Vice Admiral)
Imperial Japanese Navy Insignia Vice admiral 海軍中将.png
海軍少将 Kaigun Shōshō
(Naval Major-General or Rear Admiral)
Imperial Japanese Navy Insignia Rear admiral 海軍少将.png
海軍大佐 Kaigun Daisa
(Naval Colonel or Captain)
Imperial Japanese Navy Insignia Captain 海軍大佐.png
海軍中佐 Kaigun Chūsa
(Naval Lieutenant-Colonel or Commander)
Imperial Japanese Navy Insignia Commander 海軍中佐.png
海軍少佐 Kaigun Shōsa
(Naval Major or Lt. Commander)
OF-3 - Kaigun Shosa (cuff).gif
海軍大尉 Kaigun Daii
(Naval Captain or Lieutenant)
Imperial Japanese Navy Insignia Lieutenant 海軍大尉.png
海軍中尉 Kaigun Chūi
(Naval First Lieutenant or Sub-Lieutenant)
OF-1b - Kaigun Chūi (CUFF).gif
海軍少尉 Kaigun Shōi
(Naval Second Lieutenant or Ensign)
OF-1a - Kaigun Shōi (cuff).gif

Uniforms

Japanese:
http://www.tridentmilitary.com/Reproduction-uniforms/Japanese.uniforms.html




American:
http://www.olive-drab.com/od_soldiers_clothing_combat_ww2.php


Planes and Bombs

Yamaguchi was working at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries on August 6, 1945, when a 13-kiloton uranium atomic bomb,"Little Boy", was dropped on the city from the American B-29, Enola Gay.

Enola Gay:


In Nagasaki, a second B-29, Bockscar, had dropped an even bigger atom bomb, known as "Fat Man"

Bockscar:

Bomb pix: http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB162/index.htm

1. A nuclear weapon of the "Little Boy" type, the uranium gun-type detonated over Hiroshima. It is 28 inches in diameter and 120 inches long. "Little Boy" weighed about 9,000 pounds and had a yield approximating 15,000 tons of high explosives.



2. A nuclear weapon of the "Fat Man" type, the plutonium implosion type detonated over Nagasaki. 60 inches in diameter and 128 inches long, the weapon weighed about 10,000 pounds and had a yield approximating 21,000 tons of high explosives.


Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Yamaguchi joined Mitsubishi in the 1930s as a technical draftsman designing oil tankers.

Originally named Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., it became Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. in 1934. It was the largest private firm in Japan, manufacturing ships, heavy machinery, airplanes, and railroad cars.

1. Mitsubishi Dockyard


2. The Mitsubishi Steel and Armament Works. This complex stretched south from 2,000 feet (610 meters) from the hypocenter, extending for nearly a half mile along the east bank of the Urakami River.


3. Damage to the Mitsubishi Steel and Armament Works


4. Ruins in the foreground are of the Mitsubishi shipbuilding factory. The white building housed the sawmill. The double smoke stacks are a part of the steel mill. This factory is about 4,750 feet (1,450 meters) south of the hypocenter.

Maps

Bombing Route


Source: http://www.hiroshima-remembered.com/maps/

Atomic Bomb Damage of Hiroshima


Distance from Ground Zero (km)
Killed
Injured
Population
0 - 1.0 86%10% 31,200
1.0 - 2.527%37% 144,800
2.5 - 5.0 2%25% 80,300
Total
27% 30% 256,300

Atomic Bomb Damage of Nagasaki


Distance from Ground Zero (km)
Killed
Injured
Population
0 - 1.0 88%6% 30,900
1.0 - 2.534%29% 27,700
2.5 - 5.0 11%10% 115,200
Total
22% 12% 173,800