# List of World War II aces from Japan

This is a list of fighter aces in World War II from Japan, as officially credited by the Imperial Japanese government. For other countries see List of World War II aces by country.
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* 0–9
* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z

## Abbreviations

* "KIA": Killed in action (dates are included where possible)
* "DOW": Died of wounds
* "KIFA": Killed in Flying Accident
* "MIA": Missing in action
* "POW": Prisoner of War
* "IJA": Imperial Japanese Army
* "IJN": Imperial Japanese Navy

## A

| Name | Kills | Rank | Service | Notes |
| Kenichi Abe (阿部健市) | 10 (five jointly) | Chief Petty Officer | IJN | Survived World War II. |
| 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 |
| Sadaaki Akamatsu (赤松貞明) | 27 | Lieutenant Junior Grade | IJN | 11 of the victories during Second Sino-Japan War |
| Satoru Anabuki (穴吹智) | 39 | Sergeant Major | IJA | Later served as Lieutenant Colonel in the JGSDF |
| Katsumi Anma (安間 克巳) | 27 | | IJA | KIA 8 April 1942 |
| Yoshitugu Aramaki (荒蒔 義次) | 5 | | IJA | |
| Yoshisuke Arita (有田 義助) | 5 | | IJN | |
| Mitsuzo Asai | 7 | | IJA | |
| Jiro Asano (浅野 二郎) | 10 | | IJA | |
| Tomita Atake (阿武 富太) | 10 | | IJN | |

## B

| Name | Kills | Rank | Service | Awards | Notes |
| Takeo Banno (阪野 隆雄) | 10 | | IJN | | KIA 7 October 1943 |
| Kisaji Beppu | 5 | | IJA | | KIA 7 February 1942 |

## C

| Name | Kills | Rank | Service | Awards | Notes |
| Jirō Chōno | 7 | Ensign | IJN | | KIA 21 February 1941 |

## E

| Name | Kills | Service | Notes |
| Yuichi Ema (江馬 友一) | 6 | IJN | KIA 29 October 1944 |
| Masuaki Endo (遠藤 桝秋) | 14 | IJN | KIA 7 June 1943 |
| Sachio Endo (遠藤 幸男) | 8 | IJN | KIA 14 January 1945 |
| Toyoki Eto (江藤 豊樹) | 12+1 shared +4 probable | IJA | |

## F

| Name | Kills | Rank | Service | Notes |
| Iyōzō Fujita (藤田怡与蔵) | 11 (42?) | | IJN | |
| Kihei Fujiwara (藤原 喜平) | 5 | | IJN | |
| Sumio Fukuda (福田 澄夫) | 11 | | IJN | KIA 24 October 1944 |
| Yoshio Fukui | 11, 4 probable | Lieutenant | IJN | |
| Shigeo Fukumoto (福本 繁夫) | 72 | | IJN | |
| Yonesuke Fukuyama | 7 | | IJA | |
| Goro Furugori (古郡 吾郎) | 25+ | | IJA | KIA 3 November 1944 |
| Haruyoshi Furukawa (古川 治良) | 5+ | | IJA | |

## G

| Name | Kills | Rank | Service | Awards | Notes |
| Hiroshi Gomi | 7 | | IJA | | |
| Kurakazu Goto | 8 | | IJN | | KIA 9 September 1943 |

## H

| Name | Kills | Rank | Service | Notes |
| Matsuo Hagiri (羽切 松雄) | 13 | | IJN | |
| Tomio Hanada (花田 富男) | 25 | | IJA | |
| Watari Handa | 7 | Lieutenant Junior Grade | IJN | |
| Iwataro Hazawa (羽沢 岩太郎) | 15 | | IJA | KIA 14 January 1945 |
| Kaname Harada (原田要) | 9 | Lieutenant Junior Grade | IJN | Died on 3 May 2016 |
| Kichigoro Haraguchi (原口 吉五郎) | 24 | | IJA | |
| Yoshiro Hashiguchi (橋口 嘉郎) | 10 | | IJN | KIA 25 October 1944 |
| Kazuo Hattori (服部 一夫) | 10 | | IJN | KIA 10 March 1944 |
| Sakuji Hayashi (林 作次) | 6 | | IJN | KIA 28 May 1945 |
| Takeomi Hayashi (林 武臣) | 7 | | IJA | |
| Yoshishige Hayashi (林 喜重) | 5 | | IJN | KIA 21 April 1945 |
| Nobuji Negishi (根岸 延次) | 6 | | IJA | |
| Hatsuo Hidaka | 6 | Lieutenant Junior Grade | IJN | |
| Yoshimi Hidaka (日高 義巳) | 20 | | IJN | KIA 7.6.1943 |
| Ichiro Higashiyama (東山 市郎) | 9 | | IJN | |
| Yohei Hinoki (ja:檜與平) | 12 | | IJA | Died 1991 |
| Tomio Hirohata (広畑 富男) | 14 | | IJA | 22 April 1945 |
| Yoshio Hirose (広瀬 吉雄) | 7 | | IJA | 22 December 1944 |
| Minoru Honda (本田 稔) | 17 | | IJN | |
| Toshiaki Honda (本田 敏秋) | 5+ | | IJN | 13 May 1942 |
| Mitsuo Hori (堀 光雄) | 11 | | IJN | |
| Isamu Hosono (細野 勇) | 26 | | IJA | 6 October 1943 |

## I

| Name | Kills | Rank | Service | Awards | Notes |
| Chuichi Ichikawa (市川 忠一) | 10+ | | IJA | Bukochosho | KIFA September 1954 |
| Matao Ichioka (市岡 又夫) | 11 | | IJN | | |
| Fusata Iida (飯田 房太) | 7 | | IJN | | Crashed after being hit at Pearl Harbor |
| Masao Iizuka (飯塚 雅夫) | 8 | | IJN | | |
| Shigeo Iizuka ? | | | | | |
| Tomesaku Igarashi (五十嵐 留作) | ~20 | | IJA | | KIA 17.6.1944 |
| Fumisuke Ikuno (生野 文介) | 6 | | IJA | | |
| Hideaki Inayama (稲山 英明) | 5+ | | IJA | | |
| Misao Inoue (井上 操) | 16 | | IJA | | KIFA 15.12.1944 |
| Teigo Ishida (石田 真吾) | 9 | | IJN | | KIA 16.5.1945 |
| Susumu Ishihara (石原 進) | 16 | | IJN | | |
| Shizuo Ishii (石井 静夫) | 29 | | IJN | | |
| Isamu Ishii (石井 勇) | 10 | | IJN | | |
| Seiji Ishikawa (石川 清治) | 5 | | IJN | | |
| Tadashi Ishikawa (石川 正) | 5 | | IJA | | |
| Kanshi Ishikawa (石川 寛志) | 19 | | IJA | | |
| Chitoshi Isozaki | 12 | Lieutenant | IJA | | |
| Ishizuka Tokuyasu | 15 | | IJA | | |
| Kiyoshi Ito (伊藤 清) | 18 & 14 damaged | | IJN | | |
| Fujitaro Ito (伊藤 藤太郎) | 13+ | | IJA | | |
| Naoyuki Ito (伊藤 直之) | 8 | | IJA | | Died 2010 |
| Susumu Ito | 5 | | IJN | | |
| Tsutomu Iwai (岩井 勉) | 11 | | IJN | | |
| Yoshio Iwaki (岩城 芳雄) | 8 | | IJN | | |
| Tetsuzō Iwamoto (岩本 徹三) | 80+ | Lieutenant Junior Grade | IJN | Order of the Kite (5th Class), Order of the Rising Sun (7th Class) | |
| Iwahashi Jozo | 20+ | | IJA | | KIA 23.4.1944 |
| Hideo Izumi (和泉 秀雄) | 9 | | IJN | | KIA 30.5.1942 |

## J

| Name | Kills | Rank | Service | Awards | Notes |
| Ryotaro Jobo (ja:上坊良太郎) | 30 | | IJA | | Died 2012 |

## K

| Name | Kills | Rank | Service | Awards | Notes |
| Susumu Kajinami | 24 | | | | |
| Enji Kakimoto | 5 | | | | POW 27.8.1942, Suicide 5.8.1944 See Cowra breakout |
| Morichiki Kamae | 32 | | | | |
| Teizo Kanamaru | 8 | | | | KIA 24.12.1942 |
| Keishu Kamihara | | | | | |
| Sumi Kamito | 40+ | | | | KIA 4?02/45 |
| Moritsugu Kanai | | | | | |
| Takeo Kanamaru | 12 | | | | KIA 29/11/44 |
| Nobuo Kanazawa | 10 | | | | |
| Masao Kanbara | 7 | | | | |
| Saiji Kanda | 9 | | | | KIA 19.6.1943 |
| Masashi Kaneko | | | | | |
| Tadashi Kaneko | 8 (3 in China) | Commander | IJN | | KIA 14.11.1942 |
| Naoshi Kanno | 25 | | | | |
| Saiji Kani | 9 | | | | KIA 29.6.1939 |
| Naoshi Kano | 25 | | | | KIA 1.8.1945 |
| Saiji Kani | 9 | | | | KIA 29.6.1939, Battles of Khalkin Gol/Nomohan |
| probably Naoshi Kanno | | | | | |
| Tomkazu Kasai | 10 | | | | |
| Isamu Kashiide (ja:樫出勇) | 7+2 in China | Captain | IJA | Bukochosho (2nd Class) | |
| Shirotaro Kashima | 9 | | | | KIA 16.12.1944 |
| Kanichi Kashimura | 12 | Ensign | IJN | Order of the Golden Kite (5th Class) | KIA 6.3.1943 |
| Katsue Kato | 9 | | | | KIA 16.4.1945 |
| Kenji Kato | 9 | | | | KIA 5.12.1944 |
| Kunimichi Kato | 16 | | IJN | | |
| Tateo Katō (加藤建夫) | 18 | Lieutenant Colonel Major General (Posthumously) | IJA | Order of the Golden Kite (Posthumously) | KIA 22.5.1942 |
| Kiyomi Katsuki (ja:甲木清実) | 16 | Warrant Officer | IJN | | Floatplane ace, 7 victories by F1M2 Pete/A6M2-N Rufe/N1K1 Rex. |
| Kosuke Kawahara | 8+1 shared | | | | KIA 25.3.1938, Gui'de Airbase, Sino-Japanese War |
| Akira Kawakita | 5 | | | | KIA 26.10.1944 |
| Koki Kawamoto | 8 | | | Bukochosho | |
| Masajiro Kawamoto | | | | | |
| Ichiro Kawamura (河村一郎) | 5 | Warrant Officer | IJN | | Floatplane ace |
| Masajiro Kawato | 18 | | | | |
| Tetsuo Kikuchi | 12 | | | | KIA 19.6.1944 |
| Takaji Kimura | 26 | | | | |
| Sadamitsu Kimura | 8 | | | Bukochosho | KIA 17.4.1945 |
| Katsuaki Kira | 13+9 in China | | | | |
| Saburo Kitahata | 6+4 in China | | | | KIA 23.1.1943 |
| Teruhiko Kobayashi | 14 (or 5) | | | Bukochosho | KIFA 4/6/1957 |
| Hohei Kobayashi | 10 | | | | KIA 25.1.1944 |
| Yoshinao Kodaira | 9+2 in China | | IJN | | Died in 2008 |
| Sada Koga | 31 | | | | |
| Kiyoto Koga | 13 | | | | KIFA 1938 |
| Fujikazu Koizumi | 11+3 in China | | | | KIA 27.1.1944 |
| Shizuo Kojima | 6 | | | | |
| Takeichi Kokubun | 11 | | | | KIA 28/06/44 |
| Sadamu Komachi | 18 | Warrant Officer | IJN | | Died 15.7.2012 |
| Masaichi Kondō | 13 | Ensign | IJN | | |
| Kensui Kono | 9 | | | | |
| Kotaro Koyae | 15 | | | | |
| Osamu Kudō | 7 | Lieutenant Junior Grade | IJN | | KIA 3 March 1942 |
| Juzo Kuramoto | 5+4 in China | | | | KIA 11.10.1942 |
| Shiro Kuratori | 6 | | | | |
| Yasuhiko Kuroe | 49+2 in China | | | | |
| Toshio Kuroiwa | 13 | | | | |
| Tameyoshi Kuroki | 16 | | | | |
| Seiichi Kurosawa | 10 | | | | KIA 9/06/45 |
| Shiro Kurotori (ja:黒鳥四朗) | 6 | Lieutenant Junior Grade | IJN | | Died 4 February 2012 |
| Yoshiro Kuwabara | 13 | | | | KIA 14.3.1944 |

## M

| Name | Kills | Rank | Service | Notes |
| Hideo Maeda | 13 | | | KIA 17.2.1944 |
| Koichi Magara | 8 | | | KIA 14.9.1942 |
| Akio Matsuba | 16+2 in China | Lieutenant Junior Grade | IJN | |
| Jiro Matsuda | 7+2 in China | | | |
| Masao Masuyama | 17 | | | |
| Morio Matsui | 21 | | | KIA 18/05/44 |
| Susumu Matsuki | 6, 2 probable, 3 shared | | | |
| Momoto Matsumura | 13 | | | KIA 25.8.1944 |
| Hidenori Matsunaga | 16 | | | KIA 23.4.1945 |
| Eitoku Matsunaga | 16 | | | |
| Hidenori Matsunaga | | | | KIA 23/4/45 |
| Kagemitsu Matsuo | 10 | | | KIA 23.12.1943 |
| Toshio Matsuura | 5+10 in China | | | KIA 2.12.1943 |
| Yoshimi Minami | 6+9 in China | Lieutenant | IJN | KIA in Kamikaze attack 25.11.1944 |
| Yoshijiro Minegishi | 6+3 in China | | | KIA 6.2.1944 |
| Masoa Miyamaru ? | | | | |
| Goro Miyamoto | 26 | | | |
| Zenjiro Miyano | 16 | | | KIA 16.6.1943 |
| Masahiro Mitsuda | 16 | | | |
| Kazunori Miyabe | 6 | | | KIA 3.11.1943 |
| Hideo Miyabe | 12 | | | |
| Isamu Miyazaki | 13 | | | Died 2012 |
| Gitaro Miyazaki | 11+2 in China | | | KIA 1.6.1942 |
| Isamu Mochizuki | 7 | Lieutenant | IJN | KIA Feb 1944 in ground actions |
| Mitsugu Mori | 5+4 in China | Lieutenant Junior Grade | IJN | Died 1960 |
| Hideo Morinio | 8+1 in China | | | |
| Yutaka Morioka | 5 | | | |
| Toyoo Moriura | 8 | | | KIA 25.10.1942 |
| Noboru Mune | 14 | | | KIA 19.11.1944 |
| Kazuo Muranaka | 7+1 in China | | | |
| Kaneyoshi "Kinsuke" Muto (ja:武藤金義) | 23+5 in China | Ensign | IJN | KIA 24.07.1945 |

## N

| Name | Kills | Rank | Service | Awards | Notes |
| Yoshikazu Nagahama | 10/13 | | IJN | | KIA 6.9.1943, became ace in a day during the Attack on Darwin |
| Kiichi Nagano | 19 | | | | KIA 6.11.1944 |
| Yoshimitsu Naka | 5 | | | | KIA 419/08/44 |
| Yoshihiko Nakada | 45 | | | | KIA 9.11.1943 |
| Kenji Nakagawa | 8 | | | | |
| Tadashi Nakajima | 75 | | | | |
| Bunkichi Nakajima | 16 | | | | 6.10.1943 |
| Kunimori Nakakariya | 16 | | | | |
| Wataru Nakamichi | 15 | | | | |
| Saburo Nakamura | 20 | | | | KIA 6/10/44 |
| Yoshio Nakamura | 9 | | | | |
| Matsumi Nakano | 5 | | | Bukochosho | |
| Katsujiro Nakano | 7 | | | | KIA 4.5.1945 |
| Tomoji Nakano | 7 | | | | |
| Masayuki Nakase | 18+9 in China | | | | KIA 1/01/45 |
| Yoshiichi Nakaya | 16 | | | | |
| Shigeru Nakazaki | 16 | | | | KIA 23.1.1943 |
| Kiyoshi Namai | 16 | | | | |
| Mochifumi Nangō | 8 | Lieutenant | IJN | | KIA 18/7/1938 |
| Shigeo Nango | 15 | | | | KIA 25/1/1944 |
| Yashiro Nashiguchi | 11 | | | | |
| Nobuji Negishi | 6+7 damaged (all B-29) | | | | KIA 22/04/45 |
| ? Nishikyo | 5 | | | | |
| Hannoshin Nishio | 5 | | | | |
| Shigetsune Nishioka | 8 | | | | KIA 28/10/1944 |
| Masaharu Nishiwaki | 5 | | | | KIA 8/12/44 |
| Hiroyoshi Nishizawa (西沢広義) | 87 | Lieutenant Junior Grade (Posthumously) | IJN | | KIA 10/26/44, nicknamed "Devil of Rabaul", shot down by F6Fs while a passenger aboard a Ki-49 (aged 24), Mindoro, Philippines |
| Yoshinori Noguchi | 6 | | | | KIA 25/10/1944 |
| Takeshi Noguchi | 14 | | | | |
| Akiyoshi Nomura | 10 | | | | |

## O

| Name | Kills | Rank | Service | Awards | Notes |
| Tsutae Obara | 8 | | | | KIA 25/7/1945 |
| Kiichi (Ki-ichi) Oda | 5+4 in China | Ensign | IJN | | KIA 10/12/1944 |
| Noritsura Odaka | 12 | | | | |
| Yojiro Ofusa | 19 | | | | |
| Koichi Ogata | 7 | | | | KIA 8/08/44 |
| Naoyuki Ogata | 5 | | | Bukochosho | |
| Makoto Ogawa | 9 (7 x B-29s) | Second Lieutenant | IJA | Bukochosho | |
| Nobuo Ogiya (ja:荻谷信男) | 24 | | | | KIA 13/2/1944 |
| Mitsuo Ogura | 16 | | | | |
| Ryoji Ohara | 16 (48?) | | | | |
| Hideo Oishi | 6 | | | | |
| Yoshio Oishi | 15 | | | | KIA 12/12/44 |
| Kenji Okabe | 15 | Ensign | IJN | | KIA September 1943 |
| Takashi Okamoto | 6 | | | | |
| Juzo Okamoto | 5+4 in China | | | | KIA 11/10/1942 |
| Hiroshi Okano | 19 | | | | |
| Yoshio Oki | 13+4 in China | | | | 16/06/43 |
| Misao Okubu | 8 | | | | |
| Takeo Okumura | 50+4 in China | Chief Petty Officer | IJN | Ceremonial Sword | KIA 22/9/1943 |
| Shokichi Omori | 9 | | | | |
| Shigetaka Ōmori | 13 | Ensign | IJN | | KIA 25/10/1942 |
| Hiroshi Onazaki | 14 | | | | 6/09/45 |
| Akira Onozaki | 28 | | | | |
| Megumu Ono | 15 | | | | KIFA 1/2/1940 |
| Satoru Ono | 5+3 in China | Lieutenant Junior Grade | IJN | | Died 2001 |
| Takeyoshi Ono | 8 | | | | KIA 30/6/1943 |
| Takashi Oshibuchi | 6 | | | | |
| Toshio Ota (太田敏夫) | 34 | Petty Officer 1st Class | IJN | | KIA 21/10/1942 |
| Kyushiro Otake | 15 | | | | DOW in 1951 |
| Nakakazu Ozaki (ja:尾崎中和) | 19, 12-14 damaged | | | | KIA 27/12/1943 |
| Yukiharu Ozeki | 14+ | | | | KIA 24/10/1944 |

## R

| Name | Kills | Rank | Service | Awards | Notes |
| Shinobu Terada | 8 | | | | |

## S

| Name | Kills | Rank | Service | Awards | Notes |
| Shogo Saito | 26 | | | | KIA 2/07/44 |
| Chiyoshi Saito | 7 | | | | KIA 2/7/1943 |
| Saburo Saito | 18 | | | | |
| Toshio Sakagawa | 49 | | | | KIFA 19/12/1944 |
| Saburō Sakai (ja:坂井三郎) | ~28 | Lieutenant Junior Grade | IJN | | Died 22/9/2000 |
| Iori Sakai | 9 | | | | |
| Takao Sakano | 10 | | | | |
| Junichi Sasai (ja:笹井醇一) | 26 | Lieutenant Junior Grade Lieutenant Commander (Posthumously) | | Order of the Golden Kite | KIA 26/8/1942, nicknamed "Richthofen of Rabaul" |
| Tomokazu Sasai | 10 | | | | |
| Yoshiichi Sasaki | 6 | | | | |
| Isamu Sasaki | 38 | | | Bukochosho (2nd Class) | |
| Masao Sasakibara | 12 | Ensign | IJN | | |
| Hitoshi Sato | 8 | | | | KIA 11/11/1943 |
| Gonnoshin Sato | 5 | | | | KIA 11/04/45 |
| Mitsugu Sawada | 12, 1 shared | | | | KIA 5/3/1943 |
| Eiji Seino | 15 | | | | |
| Hiroshi Sekiguchi | 7+1 shared | | | | |
| Kiyoshi Sekiya | 11 | | | | KIA 24/06/44 |
| Hiroshi Shibagaki | 13 | | | | KIA 22/1/1944 |
| Rikio (Rikia) Shibata | 13+14 in China | | | | 18/12/1944 |
| Sekizen Shibayama | 13 | | | | |
| Shigeru Shibukawa | 15 | | | | |
| Yoshio Shiga | 6 | Lieutenant Commander | IJN | | |
| Masami Shiga | 6 | | | | |
| Yasuhiro Shigematsu | 10 | | | | KIA 8/7/1944 |
| Katsuma Shigemi | 8 | | | | KIA 4/2/1943 |
| Kenji Shimada | 27 | | | | MIA 15/9/1939 |
| Masaaki Shimakawa | 8, 12 shared | Warrant Officer | IJN | | Died 25/9/1997 |
| Kiyoshi Shimizu | 12 | | | | KIA 26/01/45 |
| Kazuo Shimizu | 18 | | | | |
| Takeshi Shimizu | 9 | | | | |
| Yukio Shimokawa | 19 | | | | |
| Hiromichi Shinohara (ja:篠原弘道) | 58 | Warrant Officer Second Lieutenant (Posthumously) | IJA | | KIA 27/8/1939, nicknamed "Richthofen of the Orient" |
| Toshio Shiozura | 20 | | | | |
| Yoshijiro Shirahama | 11 | | | | |
| Nagao Shirai | 13 (including 11 x B-29) | | | | |
| Toshihisa Shirakawa | 9 | | | | KIA 22/9/1943 |
| Ayao Shirane | | | | | |
| Naoharu Shiromoto | | | | | |
| Hironojo Shishimoto | | | | | |
| Tadashi Shono | | | | | |
| Tokuya Sudo | | | | | |
| Toshiyuki Sueda | | | | | |
| Kazuo Sugino (ja:杉野計雄) | | | | | |
| Shigeo Sugio | | | | | |
| Shoichi Sugita (ja:杉田庄一) | 70 | | | | |
| Teruo Sugiyama | | | | | |
| Motonari Suho | | | | | |
| Tadao Sumi | | | | Bukochosho (1st Class) | |
| Goichi Sumino | | | | | |
| Minoru Suzuki | 8| | | | |
| Hiroshi Suzuki | | | | | |
| Kiyonobu Suzuki | 9 | Warrant Officer | IJN | | KIA 26.10.1942 |

## T

| Name | Kills | Rank | Service | Awards | Notes |
| Shigeru Takahashi | | | | | |
| Kenichi Takahashi | | | | | |
| Katsutaro Takahashi | | | | | |
| Takeo Takahashi | | | | | |
| Kaoru Takaiwa | | | | | |
| Keiji Takamiya | | | | | KIA 5/08/44 |
| Michiho Takarada | up to 7 | Warrant Officer | IJN | one Good Conduct stripe | Floatplane rear gunner ace, KIA 27/1/43 |
| Toraichi Takatsuka | | | | | |
| Shogo Takeuchi | | | | | |
| Hiroshi Takiguchi | | | | | KIA 8/09/44 |
| Kuniyoshi Tanaka | | | | Bukochosho | |
| Minpo Tanaka | | | | | |
| Jiro Tanaka | | | | | |
| Shinsaku Tanaka | | | | | |
| Masao Taniguchi | | | | | |
| Takeo Tanimizu (谷水竹雄) | | | | | |
| Mitsuyoshi Tarui | | | | | KIA 6/02/45 |
| Tadao Tashiro | | | | | |
| Nobuo Tokushige | | | | | |
| Yoshihisa Tokuji | | | | | |
| Kosuke Tsubone | | | | | |
| Ko Tsuchiya | | | | | |
| Kazuo Tsunoda | 9 | Lieutenant Junior Grade | IJN | | |

## U

| Name | Kills | Notes |
| Minoru Uchida | 10 | |
| Sadao Uehara | 13 | |
| Kazushi 'Popo' Uto (ja:羽藤一志) | 19 | KIA 13 September 1942 |

## W

| Name | Kills | Notes |
| Yoshio Wajima | 11 | KIA 23 February 1944 |
| Yukiyoshi Wakamutsu (ja:若松幸禧) | 20 | KIA 18 December 1944 |
| Hideo Watanabe | 16 | |
| Watanabe | 6 | |

## Y

| Name | Kills | Rank | Service | Awards | Notes |
| Bunichi Yamaguchi | 19 | | | | |
| Sadao Yamaguchi | 12 | | | | KIA 4 July 1944 |
| Fumikazu Yamagushi | 19 | | | | |
| Akira Yamamoto | 13 | Lieutenant Junior Grade | IJN | | KIA 24 November 1944 |
| Ichirō Yamamoto | 11 | Ensign | IJN | | KIA 19 January 1944 |
| Tomezo Yamamoto | 11 | | | | KIA 24 June 1944 |
| Tadao Yamanaka | 9 | | | | |
| Koshiro Yamashita | 11 +1 shared +1 probable | | | | KIA 30/3/1944 |
| Sahei Yamashita | 13 | | | | KIA 9 February 1943 |
| Mitsuo Yamato | 8 | | | | |
| Ichirobei Yamazaki | 14 | | | | KIA 4 July 1943 |
| Kenji Yanagiya | 8+18 shared | Warrant Officer | IJN | | |
| Shigeru Yano | 8 | | | | KIA 17 April 1942 |
| Kozaburo Yasui | 11 | | | | KIA 19 June 1944 |
| Tamotsu Yokoyama (横山保) | 5 | | | | |
| Shokichi Yonekawa | | | | | |
| Tadayoshi Yonekawa | 6 | | | | KIFA |
| Katsuyoshi Yoshida | 10 | | | | |
| Mototsuna Yoshida | 14 | | | | KIA 7 August 1942 |
| Yoshio Yoshida | 6+1 probable | Captain | IJA | Bukochosho | |
| Hiroji Yoshihara | 8 | | | | |
| Keisaku Yoshimura | 10 | | | | KIA 25 October 1942 |
| Satoshi Yoshino | 15 | | | | KIA 9 June 1942 |
| Yoshitaro Yoshioka | 6 | | | | |
| Tokushige Yoshizawa | 9 | | | | KIA 6 January 1945 |
| Yoshito Yasuda | | | | | |
| Kozaburo Yasui | | | | | |