Originally Posted by
elmshoot
Hiromichi Shinohara
You have it, elmshoot. Apparently, cut and paste is currently unavailable right now on RCU, so I will post some background data later. For the moment, please reflect upon how a pilot can shoot down 10 planes on his first day in combat; shoot down 11 planes exactly a month later; and die in combat exactly two months after that; and shoot down 58 planes in three months... and still be a virtual unknown. I can only attribute it to him having served in a war that is itself almost unknown, and overshadowed by the onset of WWII. Thanks; Ernie P.