Kenji Okabe Military person

Kenji Okabe (岡部 健二, Okabe Kenji, born 1915) 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, Okabe was officially credited with destroying 15 enemy aircraft. Okabe was credited with shooting down eight enemy aircraft on 8 May 1942 during the Battle of the Coral Sea, the IJN's official record for the number of aircraft destroyed in a single encounter. He is famous for his strong opposition to the kamikaze attacks, rare in IJN at the time. He died in action over Bougainville in September, 1943.

Personal facts

Kenji Okabe
Alias (AKA)岡部 健二 (Japanese)
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1915
Birth place
Japan , Fukuoka
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1943

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Military person

allegianceEmpire of Japan
military operations
Attack on Pearl Harbor
military branch
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
military unit
Saeki Air Group

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