Died 2005 Allegiance Empire of Japan | Rank Ensign Name Masao Sasakibara | |
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Service/branch Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (IJN) Unit Shokaku
Junyo
343rd Naval Air Group Battles/wars World War II:
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Indian Ocean raid
Battle of the Coral Sea
Battle of Dutch Harbor
Guadalcanal Campaign
Battle of the Eastern Solomons
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
Operation Ke | ||
Masao Sasakibara (佐々木原 正夫, Sasakibara Masao, 1921–2005) was an ace fighter pilot in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Participating in many of the Pacific War battles and campaigns as a member of several units, Sasakibara was officially credited with destroying 12 enemy aircraft. He was seriously injured while supporting the Ke operation during the Guadalcanal Campaign, but survived after a lengthy stay in the hospital. He returned to Japan in June 1945 and survived the war.
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