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He named Major Yoshimi Taniguchi (commander of the Special Intelligence Squadron of the Fourteenth Area Army who had given Onoda his final instructions) as such, although in truth Onoda's immediate superior was Lieutenant General Shizuo Yokoyama, the commander of the Eighth Division who had issued his orders. [10]
In March 1974, Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda surrendered on Lubang after holding out on the island from December 1944 with Akatsu, Shimada and Kozuka. Onoda refused to surrender until he was relieved of duty by his former commanding officer, Major Yoshimi Taniguchi, who was flown to Lubang to formally relieve Onoda. [7] Teruo Nakamura: December 18, 1974
After being told that World War II had ended, 2nd Lt. Onoda told Suzuki that he would not surrender until ordered to by a superior officer, and finally gave up on March 9 when his former commander, Major Yoshimi Taniguchi, delivered the order. [180] Onoda was the second-to-last Japanese officer to surrender after World War II.
Onoda was informed by his former commanding officer, Major Yoshimi Taniguchi, that the War had been over since 1945, and presented his battle sword to Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos. [ 53 ]
Name Kills Rank Service Awards Notes Kenichi Abe (阿部健市): 10 (five jointly) Chief Petty Officer: IJN: Survived World War II. [1]Takahide Aioi (相生高秀): 10: Commander: IJN: 5 of the victories during Second Sino-Japan War; later served as Vice Admiral in the JMSDF [2]
Yoshio Taniguchi (谷口 吉生, Taniguchi Yoshio; 17 October 1937 – 16 December 2024) was a Japanese architect best known for his redesign of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, which was reopened on 20 November 2004. Critics have emphasized Taniguchi's fusion of traditional Japanese and Modernist aesthetics.
All Nippon Airways (ANA) Flight 58 was a Japanese domestic flight from Chitose Airport to Haneda Airport, operated by All Nippon Airways (ANA). On 30 July 1971, at 02:04 local time, a Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-86F Sabre jet fighter collided with the Boeing 727 airliner operating the flight, causing both aircraft to crash.
Tomoko Kawakami (川上 とも子, Kawakami Tomoko, April 25, 1970 – June 9, 2011) was a Japanese voice actress. [1] She was also known by her pen-name Tomozou (とも蔵), [2] and her Christian name Cecilia (セシリア).