Akinosuke Oka

Akinosuke Oka
Native name
岡 明之助
Born(1890-07-05)July 5, 1890
Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
DiedFebruary 2, 1943(1943-02-02) (aged 52)|
Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
Allegiance Empire of Japan
Service/branch Imperial Japanese Army
Rank Major General (posthumous)
Commands held124th Infantry Regiment
Battles/warsWorld War II

Akinosuke Oka (岡 明之助, Oka Akinosuke, July 5, 1890 – February 2, 1943) was a colonel in the Imperial Japanese Army and a commander of Japanese troops during the strategically significant Guadalcanal campaign in the Pacific theater of World War II. He was posthumously promoted to major general.


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