Mitsuo Fuchida

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Mitsuo Fuchida was a Japanese naval aviator and commander who led the aerial attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese military officer
World War II military personnel
human
naval aviator
allegiance Empire of Japan
authorOf From Pearl Harbor to Calvary
battle Attack on Pearl Harbor
Battle of Midway
causeOfDeath diabetes
commanded aircraft carrier strike force at Pearl Harbor
conflict Second Sino-Japanese War
World War II
convertedToReligion Christianity
countryOfCitizenship Japan
dateOfBirth 1902-12-03
dateOfDeath 1976-05-30
educatedAt Imperial Japanese Naval Academy
employer Imperial Japanese Navy
era 20th century
formerReligion Shinto
genre autobiographical writing
hasNationality Japanese
languageOfWorkOrName Japanese
militaryBranch Imperial Japanese Navy
militaryRank Captain
militaryUnit First Air Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy
movement Christian evangelism
name Mitsuo Fuchida
nativeName 淵田 美津雄
notableEvent Attack on Pearl Harbor
notableFor leading the first wave of the Pearl Harbor air attack
notablePublicationYear 1953
notableWork leadership of the aerial attack on Pearl Harbor
numberOfChildren 3
occupation military officer
naval aviator
placeOfBirth Katsuragi, Nara Prefecture, Japan
placeOfDeath Kashiwara, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
positionHeld commander
postwarActivity Christian evangelist
religion Christianity
residence United States
roleInEvent air attack leader at Pearl Harbor
spouse Miyoko Fuchida
subjectOf film Tora! Tora! Tora!
historical studies on Pearl Harbor
usedPhrase Tora! Tora! Tora!


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