Kenji Yanagiya Military person

Warrant Officer Kenji Yanagiya (柳谷 謙治, Yanagiya Kenji, March 1919 – February 29, 2008) was a member of the Imperial Japanese Navy's Zero fighter aces who fought the Battle of Solomon Islands in October 1942 – June 1943. He is best known as the only escort fighter pilot of the Yamamoto mission to survive the war.

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Kenji Yanagiya
Alias (AKA)柳谷 謙治 (Japanese)
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1919
Birth place
Japan , Hokkaido
Date of deathFebruary 29, 2008
Place of death
Japan , Tokyo

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Military person

allegianceEmpire of Japan
military operations
World War II
military branch
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
service start1940
service end1945

Topical connections

Akira YamamotoMilitary person
Akio MatsubaMilitary person

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