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Lieut Michio Kobayashi

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Lieut Michio Kobayashi

Birth
Sasebo-shi, Nagasaki, Japan
Death
4 Jun 1942 (aged 27)
At Sea
Burial
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan Add to Map
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Military Figure. Kobayashi was one of the most highly skilled combat pilots in the Imperial Navy and commander of the shipboard bomber unit of the carrier "Hiryu" during the Battle of Midway. He was killed while leading the dive bombing attack on USS "Yorktown," an attack that temporarily put the U.S. carrier out of action. His physical remains were lost at sea, but his spirit has been enshrined at Yasukuni. He was portrayed by actor Bennett Ohta in the movie "Midway" (1976).
Military Figure. Kobayashi was one of the most highly skilled combat pilots in the Imperial Navy and commander of the shipboard bomber unit of the carrier "Hiryu" during the Battle of Midway. He was killed while leading the dive bombing attack on USS "Yorktown," an attack that temporarily put the U.S. carrier out of action. His physical remains were lost at sea, but his spirit has been enshrined at Yasukuni. He was portrayed by actor Bennett Ohta in the movie "Midway" (1976).

Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Warrick L. Barrett
  • Added: Dec 17, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8191025/michio-kobayashi: accessed ), memorial page for Lieut Michio Kobayashi (28 Oct 1914–4 Jun 1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8191025, citing Yasukuni Jinja Shrine, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan; Maintained by Find a Grave.