Original Imperial Japanese WWII Signed Print of Navy Flying Ace Saburō Sakai by Lon Ortega - 16 x 20” MG 34 Ammo Storage Due to the denting on

Due to the denting on the lid of the case

and the bottom two of the four clips has broken off

leaving a lovely mustard patina on the borders

and all the correct issue markings

learned of the war's end from a German officer waving a white flag

Original Imperial Japanese WWII Signed Print of Navy Flying Ace Saburō Sakai by Lon Ortega - 16 x 20” MG 34 Ammo Storage Due to the denting onOriginal Item. Only One Available. Saburo Sakai was born in Saga, Japan into a family of samurai ancestry but made a living as farmers. Sakai's father passed away when he was 11. He joined the Japanese Navy on 31 May 1933 when he was 16. Upon graduation, he served as a turret gunner aboard battleship Kirishima. In 1936, he left Kirishima to join the pilot training program. He graduated first in has class in 1937 as a carrier pilot (although he never