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.
Teiji Takemiya | |
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竹宮 帝次 | |
| Deputy International Commissioner of the Scout Association of Japan | |
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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- airnet.ne.jp
- Triennial Report
- Full list of Japanese Bronze Wolf recipients
- scout-kanagawa.org
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