Tokyo, Oct. 17.
Posthumous honours were awarded here today to 7,854 Japanese army Officers, non-commissioned officers, men and civilians in military service, who were killed in action or died from wounds or illness in the China conflict between June 5, 1937 and August 25, the same year, the week War Office and the Decorations Bureau of the Cabinet: jointly announced this morning.
Of this total, 4.607 were decorated with the Order of the Golden Kite. Among those 57 received special recognition for their distinguished service.
This was the 15th Army Honour List since the outbreak of the con-
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