Goro Takeda
Japanese military officer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Goro Takeda (竹田 五郎)) (24 October 1921 – 12 February 2020) was a Japanese military officer and military commentator who served in the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service during the Second World War reaching the rank of captain. In 1951 Takeda joined the newly formed National Police Reserve staying on when it was reorganized into the paramilitary National Safety Force in 1952 and again in 1954 when the NSF was absorbed into the new Japan Self-Defense Force, with Takeda joining the Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF).
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Native name | 竹田 五郎 |
Born | (1921-10-24)24 October 1921 Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan |
Died | 12 February 2020(2020-02-12) (aged 98) |
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Years of service | 1941-1945 (Imperial Army) 1951-1954 (National Police Reserve) 1954-1981 (JASDF) |
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Commands held | 2nd "Toppu" Squadron [ja] 1st Squadron 4th Air Wing 6th Air Wing Northern Air Force General Aviation Corps Chief of Staff, Air Self-Defense Force Chairman of the Joint Staff Council |
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Over the course of his career in the JASDF Takeda held various command and staff positions including Chief of the Air Staff and Chairman of the Joint Staff Council of the Japan Self-Defense Force until his retirement in 1981.