Yoshimi Minami
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Born | December 15, 1915 Kagawa Prefecture, Japan |
Died | November 25, 1944 Second Philippine Republic | (aged 28)
Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
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Years of service | 1933-1944 |
Rank | Lieutenant |
Unit | 13th Air Group Ōmura Air Group 12th Air Group Saeki Air Group Ōita Air Group Hiryū Zuihō Shōkaku 601st Air Group Taihō 653rd Air Group Kasagi Unit |
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Yoshimi Minami (南 義美, Minami Yoshimi, December 15, 1915 – November 25, 1944) was an ace fighter pilot in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II. Participating in many of the Pacific War battles and campaigns as a member of several units, Minami was officially credited with destroying 15 enemy aircraft. He was killed in November 1944 attempting to crash his aircraft into enemy ships off Leyte as a participant in Kamikaze operations.
References
[edit]- Hata, Ikuhiko; Yasuho Izawa; Don Cyril Gorham (translator) (1989). Japanese Naval Aces and Fighter Units in World War II. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-315-6.
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