Mitsuo Fuchida

Pilot
BIRTHDAY
December 3,1902
Birthplace
Japan
Age
May 30,1976,age 73
Birth Sign
Sagittarius
BIRTHDAY
December 3,1902 (age May 30,1976,age 73)
Birthplace
Japan

About

Japanese Navy Air Service Captain who commanded the kamikaze air attacks on Pearl Harbor in December of 1941. Surviving the war, he acted as a historical speaker and toured the U.S. to describe what went into the Japanese attack.

Before Fame

He graduated from the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1924 and subsequently served in the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Trivia

He converted to Evangelical Christianity at the end of World War II and spoke to audiences in America and Europe about his religious journey before settling permanently in the United States.

Family Life

He was born in Katsuragi, Nara Prefecture, Japan.

Associated With

Leading up to the 1941 attack of Pearl Harbor orchestrated by Fuchida and Nagumo, U.S. Navy Admiral James O. Richardson was in charge of the vulnerable Hawaiian military base.