Original Imperial Japanese WWII Signed Print of Navy Flying Ace Saburō Sakai by Lon Ortega - 16 x 20” Original Display Machine Guns 589 (485 killed

589 (485 killed

Cap and ball describes cap-lock firearms discharging a single bore-diameter spherical bullet with each shot

though it is possible that they are from small arms fire at a long distance

commanded by Colonel John S

Original Imperial Japanese WWII Signed Print of Navy Flying Ace Saburō Sakai by Lon Ortega - 16 x 20” Original Display Machine Guns 589 (485 killedOriginal Item. Only One Available. Saburo Sakai was born in Saga, Japan into a family of samurai ancestry but made a living as farmers. Sakai's father passed away when he was 11. He joined the Japanese Navy on 31 May 1933 when he was 16. Upon graduation, he served as a turret gunner aboard battleship Kirishima. In 1936, he left Kirishima to join the pilot training program. He graduated first in has class in 1937 as a carrier pilot (although he never