Sadamu Takahashi

Sadamu Takahashi
Born	(1912-12-05)5 December 1912 Matsuyama, Empire of Japan
Died	25 December 2015(2015-12-25) (aged 103)
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Service / branch	Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (IJN) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF)
Years of service	1933–1945 (IJN) 1954–1970 (JMSDF)
Rank	Lieutenant Commander (IJN) Vice Admiral (JMSDF)
Unit	12th Air Group Ryūjō 14th Air Group 31st Air Group Zuikaku
Battles / wars	Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Invasion of Philippines Solomon Islands Campaign Battle of the Eastern Solomons Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands Operation I-Go

Sadamu Takahashi (高橋 定, Takahashi Sadamu, December 5, 1912 – December 25, 2015) was a dive bomber pilot officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II. He is best known for being the Zuikaku's dive bomber squadron during the Battle of the Eastern Solomons and the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. He survived the war and later served in the Japan Self-Defense Forces retiring in 1970 with the rank of Vice Admiral.