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- Takeo_Okumura abstract "Takeo Okumura (奥村 武雄, Okumura Takeo, February 1920 - 22 September 1943) was an ace fighter pilot in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Pacific theater of World War II. In aerial combat over China and the Pacific, it is said that he shot down 54 enemy aircraft. Okumura was born in Fukui Prefecture, Japan in February 1920. He enlisted in the Navy in 1935, started Air Corps training in February 1938, and graduated in September.During the Second Sino-Japanese War, he was assigned to the 14th Air Group of northern French Indochina in 1940. His first battle was 7 October 1940. This day, 27 G3M "Nells" escorted by 7 A6M2 "Zeros" of the 14th Air Group, attacked the Kunming. In aerial combat, 7 Zeros were shot down, as well as 13 I-15s of China Air Force. Okumura shot down 4 I-15s.In 1942 after the start of World War II, Okumura was assigned to the carrier Ryujo fighter Corps. He fought in the Battle of the Eastern Solomons in 24 August 1942. He covered the Squadron attacking the enemy fleet. He became missing during the fierce fighting, and was for a time thought to have been killed in action.Then, Okumura was assigned to the Tainan Air Group based in Rabaul. He recorded 14 shot down enemy aircraft in the Solomons in the period before returning to Japan in December.Okumura returned to Rabaul in July 1943 as a member of the 201 Air Group. He shot down 10 enemy aircraft in the interception role against the sky Buin in 14 September. After the battle, Admiral Jinichi Kusaka, Commander of 11th Air Fleet at Rabaul, presented him with a ceremonial sword for distinguished service.Okumura was assigned to escort bombers for the enemy convoy attack off Cape Cretin, New Guinea on 22 September. He started a dogfight with P-38 and P-40, and he did not return.Okumura's final rank was Petty Officer First Class but was promoted to Chief Petty Officer posthumously. His formal number of kills is unknown, because IJN did not disclose the number of kills in 1943 and later. Henry Sakaida estimated that Okumura certainly shot down 4 aircraft in China and about 50 aircraft in the Solomons.".
- Takeo_Okumura allegiance "Empire of Japan".
- Takeo_Okumura battle Battle_of_the_Eastern_Solomons.
- Takeo_Okumura battle Pacific_War.
- Takeo_Okumura battle Second_Sino-Japanese_War.
- Takeo_Okumura battle Solomon_Islands_campaign.
- Takeo_Okumura militaryBranch Imperial_Japanese_Navy_Air_Service.
- Takeo_Okumura militaryUnit 201st_Air_Group.
- Takeo_Okumura militaryUnit Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Ry%C5%ABj%C5%8D.
- Takeo_Okumura militaryUnit Tainan_Air_Group.
- Takeo_Okumura serviceEndYear "1943".
- Takeo_Okumura serviceStartYear "1935".
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- Takeo_Okumura allegiance Empire_of_Japan.
- Takeo_Okumura battles Battle_of_the_Eastern_Solomons.
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- Takeo_Okumura birthDate "February 1920".
- Takeo_Okumura birthPlace "Fukui Prefecture, Japan".
- Takeo_Okumura branch "22".
- Takeo_Okumura caption "Okumura in Nov 1942 with the 251 Air Group at Rabaul".
- Takeo_Okumura deathDate "1943-09-22".
- Takeo_Okumura deathPlace "Off Cape Cretin, New Guinea".
- Takeo_Okumura name "Takeo Okumura".
- Takeo_Okumura rank Chief_petty_officer.
- Takeo_Okumura serviceyears "1935".
- Takeo_Okumura unit Tainan_Air_Group.
- Takeo_Okumura unit "14".
- Takeo_Okumura unit "201".
- Takeo_Okumura unit "Ryujo fighter Corps".
- Takeo_Okumura subject Category:1920_births.
- Takeo_Okumura subject Category:1943_deaths.
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- Takeo_Okumura subject Category:Japanese_naval_aviators.
- Takeo_Okumura subject Category:People_from_Fukui_Prefecture.
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- Takeo_Okumura comment "Takeo Okumura (奥村 武雄, Okumura Takeo, February 1920 - 22 September 1943) was an ace fighter pilot in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Pacific theater of World War II. In aerial combat over China and the Pacific, it is said that he shot down 54 enemy aircraft. Okumura was born in Fukui Prefecture, Japan in February 1920.".
- Takeo_Okumura label "Takeo Okumura".
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- Takeo_Okumura name "Takeo Okumura".