Kenji Yanagiya

Warrant Officer Kenji Yanagiya (柳谷 謙治, Yanagiya Kenji?, March 1919 – February 29, 2008) was a member of the Imperial Japanese Navy's Zero fighter aces who fought the Battle of Solomon Islands in October 1942 – June 1943. He is best known as the only escort fighter pilot of the Yamamoto mission to survive the war.

Read more about Kenji Yanagiya:  Biography, Yanagiya’s Reminiscences About April 18, 1943, The Six Escort Fighter Pilots After The Incident, His Record