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Shibazaki, Keiji

Date of birth:
April 9th, 1894 (Kasai/Hyōgo, Japan)
Date of death:
November 22nd, 1943 (Tarawa)
Mentioned on:
Yasukuni War Shrine
Nationality:
Japanese

Biography

Vice admiral (posthumously). Killed by an U.S. Navy Destroyer on the third day of the Battle of Tarawa.

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Sources

  • - Wukovitz, J., One Square Mile of Hell: The Battle for Tarawa (2007)

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