Kenichi Abe was an ace fighter pilot in the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Pacific theater of World World War World War II
Career
In aerial combat over the Pacific, he was officially credited with five victories, plus five jointly, and two probables. Abe was injured on 6 May 1943 and returned to Japan to recuperate. Abe was still recuperating when the war ended in August 1945.
Membership
As a member of the Kanoya and 253 Air Groups based at Rabaul, Abe participated in aerial combat with Allied forces during the Solomon Islands and New Guinea campaigns in 1942 and 1943.