Yoshimi Minami Military person

Yoshimi Minami (南 義美, Minami Yoshimi, December 15, 1915 – November 25, 1944) 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, Minami was officially credited with destroying 15 enemy aircraft. He was killed in November 1944 attempting to crash his aircraft into enemy ships off Leyte as a participant in Kamikaze operations.

Personal facts

Yoshimi Minami
Birth dateDecember 15, 1915
Birth place
Japan , Kagawa Prefecture
Date of deathNovember 25, 1944
Place of death
Philippines

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allegianceEmpire of Japan
military operations
Battle of the Philippine Sea
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Battle of the Coral Sea
World War II
Battle of Leyte
Second Sino-Japanese War
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Indian Ocean raid
military branch
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
military unit
Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū
Japanese aircraft carrier Shōkaku
Japanese aircraft carrier Zuihō
Japanese aircraft carrier Taihō
%C5%8Cita Air Group
%C5%8Cmura Air Group
Kasagi Unit
Saeki Air Group
12th Air Group
653rd Air Group
601st Air Group
13th Air Group
service start1933
service end1944

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