宮崎勇
宮崎勇
Ensign Imperial Japanese NavyWar record
Entered the navy in 1936 (four and a half years' service in the naval police) → 1941.11 completed the 2nd Hei-class flight training course, 〔Yokosuka Naval Air Group〕 → 1942.10 the 〔252nd Naval Air Group〕 → 1942.11.12 his first combat, the attack on the enemy convoy off Guadalcanal (one F4F shot down) → the Solomons and New Guinea fighting until 1943.2 → 1943.10 covered the raid on Wake Island → B-24 interception fighting at Maloelap → 1944.2 returned to the homeland → 1945.1 Fighter Squadron 301 of the 〔343rd Naval Air Group〕, air defense of western Japan → the end of the war.
His first battle was escorting a land-based attack bomber unit and striking an enemy convoy off Guadalcanal
- Unit
- 横空→252空
- Victories
- victories claimed: 13sources differ
What is still not known
- Photograph: none yet. Unless a person was reported on during the war, almost no portrait survives that is free to use ⚪️
- Afterwards: how he lived after the war is not written in this source.
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Source: Japanese Naval Fighter Units, p.221
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