combat service in Manchukuo and in Northern China during the early stages of the Second Sino-Japanese War (~1938 昭和13年)
Tateo Katō 加藤 建夫(28 Sep 1903 ~ 22 May 1942) - a Japanese ace , credited with at least 18 aerial victories. Commander of the 64th Sentai (飛行第64戦隊), based at Guangzhou, China in 1941