Re: Nadzab/Lae (04/03/44)
There are an exact match with the US claimings...wich is uncommon.
Extract concerning the losses of the 77° Sentai wich I archived for years:
14/03/44
Capt Kuwabara Yoshiro (MIA)
Cpl Nagasaka Sohoi (MIA)
Sgt Watanabe Takemasa (MIA)
Sgt Aoyagi Hiroshi (wounded force landed Wewak)
Cpl Yamagushi Hisashi(force landed in sea)
13/03/44:
Sgt Hashimoto Masaichi (MIA)..not present in the book
12/03/44:
Capt Matsuo Yoshihide (parachute)
Lt Fujii Keizo (parachute)
Sgt Fukushima Wakichi (force landed)
idem no presents in the same book.
Regards
Michel
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