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Kenichi Abe

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Died
  
?

Battles/wars
  
Pacific War

Rank
  
Chief Petty Officer


Years of service
  
1941-?

Allegiance
  
Empire of Japan

Name
  
Kenichi Abe

Kenichi Abe

Service/branch
  
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (IJN)

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Kenichi Abe (阿部 健市, Abe Ken'ichi, 1 March 1923 - ?) was an ace fighter pilot in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the Pacific theater of World War II. In aerial combat over the Pacific, he was officially credited with five victories, plus five jointly, and two probables.

As a member of the Kanoya and 253 Air Groups based at Rabaul, Abe participated in aerial combat with Allied forces during the Solomon Islands and New Guinea campaigns in 1942 and 1943. Abe was injured on 6 May 1943 and returned to Japan to recuperate. Abe was still recuperating when the war ended in August 1945.

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Kenichi Abe Wikipedia