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Teiji Takemiya

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Teiji Takemiya
竹宮 帝次
Deputy International Commissioner of the Scout Association of Japan

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.

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  1. ^ "ミズリー号で進駐交渉通訳 竹宮帝次さん死去|おだに あきら ブログ".
  2. ^ "『竹宮少尉と442部隊』".
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