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那須義雄

regimental commander Imperial Japanese Army

Directed the landing at Kota Bharu; the book records that he personally waded out to a sandbar in the swollen current to rescue men who had been stranded there.

Commanded the landing at Kota Bharu, and the book states that he personally crossed to a sandbar in the raging current to rescue subordinates who had become stranded there

Unit: 歩兵第五六連隊
Units served: 歩兵第56連隊

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Source: The Regimental Histories of the Pacific War, p.16-17

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