Saburō Sakai
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 24 years ago |
Date of birth | August 25,1916 |
Zodiac sign | Virgo |
Born | Saga |
Japan | |
Date of died | September 22,2000 |
Died | Naval Air Facility Atsugi |
Ayase | |
Kanagawa | |
Japan | |
Years of service | 1933–45 |
Service/branch | Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service |
Imperial Japanese Navy | |
Battles and wars | Second Sino-Japanese War |
Pacific War | |
New Guinea campaign | |
Solomon Islands campaign | |
Job | military personnel |
Books | Samurai! the Personal Story of Japan's Greatest Living Fighter Pilot |
Saga, Japan | |
Samurai! | |
Spous | Hatsuyo ; Haru (1952-2000) |
Rank | Lieutenant Junior Grade |
Movies/Shows | Zero Pilot |
Children | 3 |
Nicknam | Samurai |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 559178 |
Saburō Sakai Life story
Saburō Sakai was a Japanese naval aviator and flying ace of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Sakai had 28–64 aerial victories, including shared ones, according to official Japanese records, but his autobiography, Samurai!, which was co-written by Martin Caidin and Fred Saito, claims 64 aerial victories.