What Happened to this Stranded Pearl Harbor Pilot?

On 7 December 1941, after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese pilot Shigenori Nishikaichi crash-landed on Ni'ihau, a tiny Hawaiian island Japan believed was empty. About 136 people lived there with no phones or electricity, and nobody knew about the attack, so they welcomed him until a radio broke the news. With help from a local couple he took up arms again, until rancher Ben Kanahele, shot three times, and his wife Ella ended the fight. Ben got a medal; Ella got nothing. The wreck of the plane is now on display at the Pacific Aviation Museum, Pearl Harbor. Sources: "Ni'ihau incident", English Wikipedia; Seattle Times (1991), "Islander who killed downed Japanese pilot"; HistoryNet; Pacific Wrecks, "A6M2 Zero 2266"; Air & Space Magazine, "The Niihau Zero"; Hawaii Public Radio, "1941 battle of Niihau". #history #ww2 #pearlharbor #hawaii #shorts