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渋川茂

Flight Warrant Officer Imperial Japanese Navy

War record

1940 entered the navy → 1942.9 graduated from the 6th Hei-class Yokaren → December posted to the 253rd Naval Air Group → early 1943 moved up to Kavieng (air battles over the Solomons and New Guinea) → 1943.5 withdrew to Saipan and rested → early September moved up to Rabaul again → offensive and interception operations until the end of October → 1943.11.1 while escorting an attack on shipping off Cape Torokina he shot down one F6F, was then hit and wounded in the left hand, and returned to Japan by hospital ship → after recovering he was posted to the Tsukuba Naval Air Group for training duty; end of the war

Immediately after shooting down an F6F, was hit and wounded, and was sent back to the home islands aboard a hospital ship

Unit: 253空→筑波空
Victories: 撃墜機数15機(航空記録)sources differ

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Source: Japanese Naval Fighter Units, p.204

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