Allegiance Emire of Japan Years of service 1935 – ? | Name Akio Matsuba Rank Lieutenant (junior grade) | |
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Battles/wars Second Sino-Japanese War
Pacific War Service/branch Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service Battles and wars Second Sino-Japanese War, Pacific War | ||
Akio Matsuba (Japanese: 松場 秋夫) was an officer and ace fighter pilot in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Pacific theater of World War II. Matsuba was officially credited with destroying a total of 18 enemy aircraft in aerial combat.
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