In 1932, he won a gold medal at the 1932 Olympics at Los Angeles, United States, in show jumping individual, giving "Baron Nishi" a celebrity status in Los Angeles. The Americans, knowing Nishi's presence on Iwo Jima, broadcasted daily propaganda messages asking him to surrender, telling him that Americans would regret losing the beloved celebrity "Baron Nishi". He was killed during the last days of the Battle of Iwo Jima some time in late Mar 1945. texag57

"Baron" Nishi

(l-r) Navy Commander Kiyoshi Hasegawa, Army Commander Iwane Matsui and Lieutenant General Prince Asaka at a memorial service held in Nanking on 18 December 1937.
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Generals at Nanking

Three Japanese soldiers, persuaded by a compatriot and American bullets, emerge from their hiding place to surrender. Taken on 5 April 1945, during &quot;mopping up&quot; operations by U.S. Army occupation forces on Iwo Jima. texag57