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Ushijima, Mitsuru
- Date of birth:
- July 31st, 1887 (Kagoshima/Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan)
- Date of death:
- June 22nd, 1945 (Mabuni/Okinawa, Japan)
- Buried on:
- Japanese War Cemetery Okinawa
- Nationality:
- Japanese (1868-1945, Empire)
Biography
General Mitsuru Ushijima committed suicide during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945.
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Zuiho sho, 1st Class
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- April 29th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- April 29th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 12th, 1944
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
Great Manchukuo | National Foundation Merit Medal
Sources
- - Shōkan, Hirohito's samurai : Richard Fuller
- Photo recognition
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