Hayao Kinugasa
Japanese general (1915–2007) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hayao Kinugasa Kinugasa Hayao (衣笠駿雄) (February 2, 1915[1] – February 11, 2007[2]) was a Japanese military officer who served in the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second World War and post-war joined up with the Japanese Self-Defense Forces (JGSDF) and its predecessor forces, namely the National Police Reserve (NPR). In the course of his career, he served in the JSDF's Joint Staff Council and was the first commander of the 1st Airborne Brigade before he retired to private life.