Why This WW2 Marine Was Terrified to Get a Tattoo 😳
A WWII Marine explains why he was forbidden from getting a tattoo despite wanting a rain emblem on his upper arm. The prohibition was enforced because Japanese soldiers would skin tattoos off victims' bodies to use as lampshades, making the practice extremely dangerous for captured personnel.
Summary
The speaker, a WWII Marine, recounts his desire to get a tattoo of a rain emblem on his upper right arm. However, this aspiration was strictly prohibited by military regulations. The Marine Corps enforced an absolute ban on tattoos for all personnel, stated emphatically with the phrase 'not, and I repeat, not to have any tattoos on our body at all.' The reason for this severe restriction was rooted in documented Japanese war crimes. The speaker explains that Japanese soldiers had a practice of skinning tattooed areas from captured or killed prisoners' bodies and using the tattooed skin to make lampshades. This horrific practice made tattoos an extreme liability for Marines, as visible tattoos could mark them for this gruesome fate if captured. The speaker expresses his determination to avoid this fate, stating he 'sure in hell didn't' want to be part of this atrocity, explaining his reluctant compliance with the no-tattoo policy.
Key Insights
- The Marine Corps enforced an absolute prohibition on tattoos for all military personnel during WWII
- Japanese soldiers engaged in the practice of skinning tattooed skin from victims' bodies to use as lampshades
- Visible tattoos posed a specific tactical danger to captured Marines, making them targets for mutilation and atrocity
- The speaker wanted a rain emblem tattoo on his upper arm but was prevented by military policy due to these Japanese practices
- The fear of having tattooed skin removed by the Japanese was a serious enough concern to warrant an entire military regulation against body art
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Transcript
[0:00] I wanted a tattoo on my upper right arm. I wanted to [music] get the rain emblem on it. It was against the rules. We were not, and I repeat, not to have any tattoos on our body at all because the Japanese favorite thing was to skin that tattoo off of your arm, shoulder, or wherever it was, and skin it and use them for lampshade. I sure in hell didn't m of the shade.
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