Years of service 1933-1942 Rank Warrant officer Died October 26, 1942 | Role Ace Name Kiyonobu Suzuki Allegiance Empire of Japan | |
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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 | ||
Kiyonobu Suzuki (Japanese: 鈴木 清延; 1914 – 26 October 1942) was a warrant 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. In aerial combat over China and the Pacific he was officially credited with destroying nine enemy aircraft. As a member of the aircraft carrier Jun'yō's fighter group, Suzuki was killed in action on 26 October 1942 during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.
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