Tateo Katō Military person

Tateo Katō (加藤 建夫, Katō Tateo, September 28, 1903 – May 22, 1942) was a Japanese ace army aviator, credited with at least 18 aerial victories and who was honored posthumously by an award of the Order of the Golden Kite.

Personal facts

Tateo Katō
Alias (AKA)加藤 建夫 (Japanese)
Birth dateSeptember 28, 1903
Birth place
Japan , Asahikawa Hokkaido
Date of deathMay 22, 1942
Place of death
Bay of Bengal

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Military person

allegianceEmpire of Japan
award
Order of the Golden Kite
military operations
World War II
Second Sino-Japanese War
military branch
Imperial Japanese Army
military command64th Sentai
military unit
Imperial Japanese Army Air Service
service start1925
service end1942

Tateo Katō on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/japan_kato.htm
  2. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,850186,00.html?promoid=googlep