Hisashi Nakao

Date and Place of Birth:	Unknown
Date and Place of Death:	1937
Baseball Experience:	Japanese Professional League
Position:	Outfield
Rank:	Unknown
Military Unit:	Imperial Japanese Army
Area Served:	China

Hisashi Nakao played outfield for Meiji University before signing with the Tokyo Senators. He was killed in action in Shanghai, China during the fall of 1937.

Sources:
China Weekly Review, May 14, 1938

Thanks to David Straub for information on Nakao's death.

Date Added March 18, 2013 Updated Decemebr 4, 2013

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