Teiji Takemiya
Teiji Takemiya (竹宮 帝次, Takemiya Teiji) (Los Angeles 1923-) was a nisei Japanese American[1] served as the Deputy International Commissioner of the Scout Association of Japan, a member of the National Board of Trustees, and a member of the Asia-Pacific Scout Committee.
He attended the signing ceremony of the official Japanese surrender of World War II on board the USS Missouri (BB-63) in 1945.[2]
In 1998, Takemiya was awarded the 268th Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.
References
External links
- complete list
- airnet.ne.jp
- Triennial Report
- Full list of Japanese Bronze Wolf recipients
- scout-kanagawa.org
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