Yoshimi Minami
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BornDecember 15, 1915
Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
DiedNovember 25, 1944 (aged 28)
Second Philippine Republic
Second Philippine Republic
AllegianceEmpire of Japan
Service / branch 
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (IJN)
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (IJN)Yoshimi Minami | |
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| Born | December 15, 1915 Kagawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | November 25, 1944 (aged 28) Second Philippine Republic |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Service | Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (IJN) |
| Years of service | 1933–1944 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit | 13th Air Group Ōmura Air Group 12th Air Group Saeki Air Group Ōita Air Group Hiryū Zuihō Shōkaku 601st Air Group Taihō 653rd Air Group Kasagi Unit |
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Yoshimi Minami (南 義美, Minami Yoshimi, December 15, 1915 – November 25, 1944) was an ace fighter pilot in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II. Participating in many of the Pacific War battles and campaigns as a member of several units, Minami was officially credited with destroying 15 enemy aircraft. He was killed in November 1944 attempting to crash his aircraft into enemy ships off Leyte as a participant in Kamikaze operations.
