Minami, Yoshimi
- Date of birth:
- December 15th, 1915 (Kagawa Prefecture, Japan)
- Date of death:
- November 25th, 1944 (Leyte, Philippines)
- Buried on:
- Yasukuni War Shrine
- Nationality:
- Japanese
Biography
Lieutenant Yoshimi Minami was a fighter ace pilot who died in a failed kamikaze attempt off Leyte in 1944. He was credited for 15 air victories. Minami was posthumously promoted to captain.
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IJN Pilot Badge
- Unit:
- Kasumigaura Navy Air Corps, Imperial Japanese Navy
- Awarded on:
- 1935
- Period:
- Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
- Unit:
- 13th Air Corps Shanghai, Imperial Japanese Navy
- Awarded on:
- 1938
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Daisa (Captain)
- Unit:
- Kasagi Unit, 3rd Kamikaze Special Attack Group, 201st Air Corps, Imperial Japanese Navy
- Awarded on:
- 1944
Sources
- Photo: Wikimedia Commons
- - Japanese Naval Aces and Fighter Units in World War II. (Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press)
- Japan Navy Fighter Corp.s (Book of Forest Press Center, 2003)
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