was an officer, ace fighter pilot, and leader in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Pacific theater of World War II. Before his death in combat, Kaneko was officially credited with destroying eight enemy aircraft. In 1937, Kaneko participated in the Second Sino-Japanese war as a shōtai leader in the aircraft carrier Ryūjō's fighter group. Later he fought over China as a member of the 15th and 12th Air Groups.