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9 Dec 1945

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NOMURA, Ryosuke, Commander, I.J.N.

NOMURA served seventeen years in the regular Navy. He is a pilot with 3,200 hours flight time. During the entire war he was attached to operating air units ranging from KENDARI to RABAUL to KYUSHU. He was thoroughly familiar with all air phases of the war including the Kamikaze attacks on OKINAWA for which he did the daily planning. He also planned the suicide attack on ULITHI and attacks against the Bunker Hill and other carriers. He was an alert and intelligent officer and showed a keen professional interest in all technical and operational matters pertaining to aviation.

23rd Air Flotilla	TAKAO, JOLO, TARAKAN, BALIKPAPAN, KENDARI	June 1941-November 1942
11th Air Fleet	RABAUL	November 1942-June 1943
Naval Academy	TOKYO	June 1943-March 1944
Air Technical Dept.	TOKYO	March 1944-August 1944
51st Air Group	KYUSHU	August 1944-November 1944
25th Air Group	KYUSHU	November 1944-February 1945
5th Air Fleet	KYUSHU	February 1945-June 1945
72nd Air Group	KYUSHU	June 1945-August 1945

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Source(s):
United States Strategic Bombing Survey (Pacific) Interrogation of Japanese Officials [OPNAV-P-03-100], courtesy of ibilio Hyperwar Project

Added By:
C. Peter Chen

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