Mitsuo Fuchida, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mitsuo Fuchida

Japanese Naval officer

Date of Birth: 03-Dec-1902

Place of Birth: Katsuragi, Nara Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 30-May-1976

Profession: military personnel, aircraft pilot

Nationality: Japan, United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Mitsuo Fuchida (?? ???, Fuchida Mitsuo, 3 December 1902 – 30 May 1976) was a Japanese captain in the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service and a bomber aviator in the Japanese navy before and during World War II.
He is perhaps best known for leading the first wave of air attacks on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941.
Working under the overall fleet commander, Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo, Fuchida was responsible for the coordination of the entire aerial attack. After the war ended, Fuchida became a Christian evangelist and traveled through the United States and Europe to tell his story.
He settled permanently in the United States (although he never became a U.S.
citizen).