Asaichi Tamai ( ja, 玉井浅一) (December 25, 1902 – December 10, 1964) was a captain in the

Imperial Japanese Navy The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN; Kyūjitai: Shinjitai: ' 'Navy of the Greater Japanese Empire', or ''Nippon Kaigun'', 'Japanese Navy') was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945, when it was dissolved following Japan's surrender ...

during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...

.Qin Yu eon Guide "Comprehensive Dictionary of the Japanese Army and Navy", second edition, University of Tokyo Press, 2005.

Early life

Tamai was born in the

Ehime Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Ehime Prefecture has a population of 1,342,011 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 5,676 km2 (2,191 sq mi). Ehime Prefecture borders Kagawa Prefecture to the northeast, T ...

, attended

Matsuyama Middle School is a Japanese high school in Matsuyama, Ehime founded in 1878 as Matsuyama Middle School. History The high school was founded as Matsuyama Middle School in 1878. Although the school was founded during the Meiji period, it has earlier roots in ...

in Matsuyama and graduated in 1924. In December 1925 he was appointed lieutenant in the Japanese navy. He cleared pilot licensing and certification in November 1929.

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1902 births 1964 deaths Japanese military personnel of World War II Military personnel from Ehime Prefecture {{Japan-mil-bio-stub

Early life

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