Yoshio Fukui
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BornApril 10, 1913
Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
DiedJune 30, 1989 (aged 76)
Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
Allegiance
Empire of Japan
Service / branch
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (IJN)
Yoshio Fukui | |
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| Born | April 10, 1913 Kagawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | June 30, 1989 (aged 76) Kagawa Prefecture, Japan |
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| Years of service | 1931–1945 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
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Yoshio Fukui (福井 義男, Fukui Yoshio, April 10, 1913 – June 30, 1989) was an officer and ace fighter pilot in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Pacific theater of World War II. In aerial combat over China and the Pacific, he was officially credited with destroying 11 enemy aircraft with four probables. Fukui survived World War II.