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30th August 2024, 15:13
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Masamitsu Yoshioka, last surviving Pearl Harbor attacker
From Twitter:
Hidden History @HiddenHistoryYT Masamitsu Yoshioka, who is the last surviving veteran of the Pearl Harbor raid as the navigator of a Nakajima "Kate" torpedo bomber has passed away. he was 106 year old. From the Air Group of Aircraft Carrier Soryu, Masamitsu Yoshioka was one of the select group chosen to launch a daring first strike against American naval power in the Pacific in December 7, 1941. As the navigator of a Nakajima "Kate" torpedo bomber, Yoshioka helped sink the USS Utah, moored at her berth in Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu. Events that day also set in motion the bloody Pacific War. 6:16 PM · Aug 29, 2024 · 5,372 Views
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30th August 2024, 16:03
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Re: Masamitsu Yoshioka, last surviving Pearl Harbor attacker
What an age! Even though he was an enemy, may he rest in peace anyway.
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