Yoshimi Minami

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.

Yoshimi Minami
BornDecember 15, 1915
Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
DiedNovember 25, 1944(1944-11-25) (aged 28)
Philippines
AllegianceEmpire of Japan
Service/branch Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (IJN)
Years of service1933-1944
RankLieutenant
Unit13th Air Group
Ōmura Air Group
12th Air Group
Saeki Air Group
Ōita Air Group
Hiryū
Zuihō
Shōkaku
601st Air Group
Taihō
653rd Air Group
Kasagi Unit
Battles/warsWorld War II:
Second Sino-Japanese War
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Indian Ocean raid
Battle of the Coral Sea
Battle of the Philippine Sea
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Battle of Leyte

References

  • Hata, Ikuhiko; Yasuho Izawa; Don Cyril Gorham (translator) (1989). Japanese Naval Aces and Fighter Units in World War II. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-315-6.


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