A Japanese Zero Ace Who Survived Both Pearl Harbor And Midway

Kaname Harada autographed a model of a Japanese Zero fighter, similar to the one he flew during the attacks on Pearl Harbor and Midway Atoll nearly seven decades ago, for Ricky Mitchell yesterday while at the Pacific Aviation Museum on Ford Island. GREGG K. KAKESAKO / GKAKESAKO@STARBULLETIN.COM

Zero Ace Recalls Missions Over Midway, Pearl Harbor -- Star Bulletin

Kaname Harada, a Japanese Zero fighter pilot who downed five U.S. torpedo planes during the Battle of Midway 68 years ago, believes "war is a horrible thing."

"For any nation war is bad," said Harada, 94, now principal of Hikari Youchien kindergarten school in Nagano City.

Harada was one of 21 Japanese Zero pilots who attended a Midway symposium yesterday hosted by the Pacific Aviation Museum on Ford Island to commemorate the 68th anniversary of the World War II battle that is regarded as the turning point of the Pacific campaign.

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My Comment: It is amazing that he is still alive today. What he saw and experienced .... the stories that he can tell .... it must be truly remarkable.