Kiyonobu Suzuki was a warrant officer and ace fighter pilot in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Pacific theater of World War II. In aerial combat over China and the Pacific he was officially credited with destroying nine enemy aircraft. As a member of the aircraft carrier Jun'yō's fighter group, Suzuki was killed in action on 26 October 1942 during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.

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Occupation: military personnel
Citizenship: Japan
Born: 1914
Died: October 26, 1942

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Occupation: military personnel
Citizenship: Japan
Born: 1914
Died: October 26, 1942

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