Mitsuo Fuchida
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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.
