Years of service 1935-? Name Yoshinao Kodaira | Died 2008 Allegiance Japan | |
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Battles/wars World War II:Second Sino-Japanese WarBattle of the Coral SeaGuadalcanal CampaignBattle of the Eastern SolomonsBattle of the Philippine SeaBattle of Leyte GulfBattle of Leyte Battles and wars World War II, Second Sino-Japanese War | ||
Yoshinao Kodaira (小平 好直, Kodaira Yoshinao, 1918–2008) was an officer and 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, including the fighter units of the aircraft carriers Shōkaku and Chiyoda, Kodaira was officially credited with destroying 13 enemy aircraft. After the war, he served with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. In 2008, Tsubasa-kai ("Wings Association"), the veterans' organization of the JASDF, reported his death on its website.
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