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Dec 3, 2020 · Mitsuo Fuchida's Fascinating Life Story Winds From Pearl Harbor to the Pulpit. Once one of America's most noted enemies, Fuchida converted to Christianity in later years and spent decades preaching across the United States. By Robert Walsh | Published Dec 3, 2020. Photo Credit: Alchetron.
A look at Japanese aviator Mitsuo Fuchida, the leader of the first wave of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941.
Mitsuo Fuchida (淵田 美津雄, Fuchida Mitsuo, 3 December 1902 – 30 May 1976) was a Japanese captain [1] in the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service and a bomber observer in the Imperial 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.
Only one force could stop them: the powerful U.S. Pacific Fleet, stationed at Pearl Harbor. As it had been for Admiral Togo, the answer was clearly a surprise attack—this time from the air. Thirty-nine-year-old Mitsuo Fuchida was chosen to guide the First Air Fleet planes to the target.
- Elizabeth Sherrill
Captain Mitsuo Fuchida, the officer who led the Japanese air raid on Pearl Harbor, came to Christ in 1950 after contacting The Pocket Testament League. He went on to work for the League to share how God can change lives.
Mar 16, 2020 · Japanese Pilot’s Map of Pearl Harbor Attack Now at Library. Mitsuo Fuchida had one of the more interesting lives of the 20th century. He led the Japanese strike force in the attack on Pearl Harbor, briefed the Emperor on its success and was critically injured in the Battle of Midway.
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At 06:00 hours, Captain Fuchida led the first wave of 183 attack aircraft towards Pearl Harbor. At 07:40 he opened his cockpit and fired a green flare into the air to let the other Japanese pilots know the attack was to proceed as planned.
