Shigekazu Shimazaki aboard the carrier Zuikaku at an unknown date.
Born
September 9, 1908 Ōita, Japan
Died
January 9, 1945(1945-01-09) (aged 36)[1] near Taiwan (†KIA)
Allegiance
Empire of Japan
Service/branch
Imperial Japanese Navy
Years of service
1929-1945
Rank
Rear Admiral (posthumous)
Commands held
Wing Leader Zuikaku Senior Air Officer 752ndKōkūtai (based in Taiwan) Senior Air Officer NagoyaKōkūtai Staff officer 2nd Air Fleet Staff officer 3rd Air Fleet
Battles/wars
World War II (Attack on Pearl Harbor, Indian Ocean raid, Battle of the Coral Sea, Aerial Battle of Taiwan-Okinawa)
Nakajima B5N2 "Kate" torpedo bomber from the carrier Shōkaku. The tail mark 'EI-311' indicates this is one of the torpedo bombers (used as high level bombers) led by Shimazaki during the attack on Pearl Harbor.[2]
Shigekazu Shimazaki (嶋崎 重和, Shimazaki Shigekazu, 9 September 1908 – 9 January 1945) was a Japanese career officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service during World War II.
^Nishida, Imperial Japanese Navy
^Michael Reimer Shokaku [CV%20SHOKAKU.html Archived] 2008-08-31 at the Wayback Machine
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Global Information
Empire of Japan
Imperial Japanese Navy
Rear Admiral (posthumous)