Years of service 1933-1944 Name Yoshimi Minami | Rank Lieutenant Allegiance Empire of Japan | |
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Unit 13th Air Group
Omura Air Group
12th Air Group
Saeki Air Group
Oita Air Group
Hiryu
Zuiho
Shokaku
601st Air Group
Taiho
653rd Air Group
Kasagi Unit Battles/wars World War II:
Second Sino-Japanese War
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Indian Ocean raid
Battle of the Coral Sea
Battle of the Philippine Sea
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Battle of Leyte Died November 25, 1944, Philippines Service/branch Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service Battles and wars World War II, Second Sino-Japanese War | ||
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.
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