Japanese Naval Aviator Yoshio Shimizu

(L) Japanese Naval Aviator Yoshio Shimizu, an Airman 1st class, and (R) a Japanese sailor. Yoshio Shimizu was an Aichi D3A1 dive bomber bombardier. The two-man crew of this second wave aircraft from the Japanese carrier Hiryu crashed December 7, 1941, possibly near Hickam Field. Shimizu’s father was employed at the Waialua Sugar plantation until 1916. His three older brothers were born in Hawaii; he was born in Japan after his family returned there.