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Mochizuki, Isamu

Date of birth:
1906 (Saga Prefecture, Japan)
Date of death:
February 6th, 1944 (Roi-Namur, Kwajalein Atol, Marshall Islands)
Mentioned on:
Yasukuni War Shrine
Nationality:
Japanese (1868-1945, Empire)

Biography

Lieutenant (Tahi-i) Isamu Mochizuki (望月 勇) was an IJN flying ace with 7 credited air victories. He was killed on Roi-Namur in 1944, after the pilot became stranded on the island due to the U.S. invasion. Mochizuki was posthumously promoted to Captain. He was known for inventing the 'loop and roll' dogfight technique.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Daisa (Captain)
Unit:
6th Base Force, Imperial Japanese Navy
Awarded on:
1944
Gunjin Izoku-kai

Sources

  • Photo: Wikimedia Commons
  • - Japanese Naval Aces and Fighter Units in World War II, Hata, Ikuhiko; Yasuho Izawa (1989)

Photo