Shigekazu Shimazaki
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Shigekazu Shimazaki (嶋崎 重和, Shimazaki Shigekazu, 9 September 1908 – 9 January 1945), was a Japanese career officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service during World War II.
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Shigekazu Shimazaki | |
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Born | September 9, 1908 Ōita, Japan |
Died | January 9, 1945(1945-01-09) (aged 36)[1] near Taiwan (†KIA) |
Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
Service/ | Imperial Japanese Navy |
Years of service | 1929-1945 |
Rank | Rear Admiral (posthumous) |
Commands held | Wing Leader Zuikaku Senior Air Officer 752nd Kōkūtai (based in Taiwan) Senior Air Officer Nagoya Kōkūtai Staff officer 2nd Air Fleet Staff officer 3rd Air Fleet |
Battles/wars | World War II (Attack on Pearl Harbor, Indian Ocean raid, Battle of the Coral Sea, Aerial Battle of Taiwan-Okinawa) |
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