Years of service 1935-? Name Yoshinao Kodaira | Died 2008 Allegiance Japan | |
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Battles/wars World War II:
Second Sino-Japanese War
Battle of the Coral Sea
Guadalcanal Campaign
Battle of the Eastern Solomons
Battle of the Philippine Sea
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Battle of Leyte Service/branch Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service Other work Japan Air Self-Defense Force 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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