Yasuhiko Kuroe
Japanese World War II fighter ace / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yasuhiko Kuroe (黒江 保彦, Kuroe Yasuhiko) was a fighter ace in the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) during World War II. He participated in various campaigns in Southeast Asia. He was officially credited with destroying 30 enemy aircraft.[1][2] After the war he served in the new Japanese Self Defence Force (JSDF).
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Born | (1918-02-17)17 February 1918 Kagoshima Prefecture, Empire of Japan |
Died | 5 December 1965(1965-12-05) (aged 47) Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan |
Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
Service/ | Imperial Japanese Army Air Service (IJAAS) Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) |
Rank | Major (IJAAS) Major General (JASDF) |
Unit | 59th Sentai 47th Independent Chūtai 64th Sentai |
Battles/wars | Second Sino-Japanese War Battle of Khalkhin Gol Malayan Campaign Battle of Singapore Burma Campaign Air raids on Japan |
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