Yasuyo Yamasaki
Japanese commander
Colonel Yasuyo Yamasaki was a Japanese Army officer who commanded the Japanese forces on Attu during the Battle of Attu in World War II.
Yamasaki was a native of what is now part of Tsuru, Yamanashi, where his father was a Buddhist priest. Wikipedia
Born: October 17, 1891, Tsuru, Yamanashi, Japan
Died: May 29, 1943 (age 51 years), Attu Island, AK
Award: Order of the Rising Sun
Battles/wars: Siberian Intervention; Jinan Incident; World War II Battle of Attu †