Masafumi Arima
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Masafumi Arima (有馬 正文, Arima Masafumi, 25 September 1895 – 15 October 1944) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II. An experienced aviator, he is sometimes credited with being the first to use the kamikaze attack, although official accounts may have been invented for propaganda purposes. Arima personally led an air attack against United States Navy Task Force 38 in the Formosa Air Battle and was killed in action.
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Native name | 有馬 正文 |
Born | September 25, 1895 Hioki, Kagoshima, Japan |
Died | October 15, 1944(1944-10-15) (aged 49)[1] between Taiwan and the Philippines |
Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
Service/ | Imperial Japanese Navy |
Years of service | 1915–1944 |
Rank | Vice Admiral (posthumous) |
Commands held | Kamikawa Maru, Sasebo Naval Air Group, Kisarazu Naval Air Group, Yokohama Naval Air Group, Shōkaku, 26th Air Flotilla |
Battles/wars | World War II |
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