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Haruo Nagara

 

Date and Place of Birth: 1919 Gifu, Japan
Date and Place of Death:    May 25, 1945 Okinawa
Baseball Experience: College
Position: 2B
Rank: Unknown
Military Unit: Unknown
Area Served: Pacific

Haruo Nagara attended Keio University where he played second base. In 1940, he was part of the Keio University baseball team that toured Hawaii, playing 12 games against local teams on Oahu and Hawaii. Nagara appeared in five games and batted .100.

On May 25, 1945, Haruo Nagara died during an attack from a U.S. military aircraft while transporting ammunition to Okinawa.

Date Added: May 11, 2013 Updated Apr 15, 2022.

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