Date of birth:

February 13th, 1918 (Tokyo, Japan)

Date of death:

August 26th, 1942 (Guadalcanal)

Buried on:

Tama Japanese War Graves

Nationality:

Japanese

Lieutenant commander (posthumously) Junichi Sasai was a flying ace (27 confirmed air victories) in the Imperial Japanese Navy. He was killed in the attack against Henderson Field.

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