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.
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15 December 1915 Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
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Died |
25 November 1944 (aged 28) Philippines
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Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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