Original U.S. WWII Pearl Harbor United Press Reporter Wire Western Union Telegram Dated 7 December 1941 German Awards Medals Badges Insignia or display as is

or display as is

and may have never been issued

which has been left as is

and the cross guard (tsuba) is a simplified iron "mokko gatta" shape

Every crewman is identified by both name and his position on the plane

Original U.S. WWII Pearl Harbor United Press Reporter Wire Western Union Telegram Dated 7 December 1941 German Awards Medals Badges Insignia or display as isOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a Western Union Telegram dated December 7th, 1941 and time stamped at 3: 54 Eastern time which translates to 10: 54 Hawaiian time, less than two hours after the second wave concluded at 9: 30am. The Western Union telegram was sent by a wire service reporter of the United Press. It reads: 1941 DEC 7 PM 3 54JAPANESE PLANES HAVE ATTACKED PHILIPPINE AND HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. AN AMERICAN TRANSPORT SHIP, LOADED WITH LUMBER,