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Investigation into the Kam Zero revealed that there were several other photographs taken of it before the one that is
most widely known. These earlier photos were taken by soldiers stationed at Fort Kam, who used their own cameras to
take pictures of the only Japanese plane brought down within the confines of their duty station. The two photos below
were taken by Jacques Fuselier, a soldier attached to one of the Coast Artillery regiments, and were originally posted
on the website http://carol_fus.tripod.com/army_hero_jacqfus.html.
These two pictures are significant in that they show the Kam Zero with the canopy still in place, which indicates that
Hirano's body is still inside. This hypothesis is further strengthened by the memoir of Carl Loughborough, another soldier
stationed at Fort Kam who examined the Zero shortly after the attack ended.
“The men on the strip in Hickam shot down one of the Zeros. When it fell, it hit one of the machine shops on Fort
Kam killing five men. About a half-hour later, I was ordered to leave the 50 caliber and go to the large coastal guns where
I was in charge of the range section. As we went by the machine shop, I walked over and looked at the dead Jap pilot. He had
a scarf around his neck that I would have liked to had, but the area was under guard so I had to leave it."
The guard that Mr. Loughborough refers to is visible in Mr. Fuselier's photos. Also visible above the Zero's
tail is a sign giving the name of the building as "Ordnance Machine Shop." The building is clearly not a quarters, and
the Ordnance Machine Shop is shown on the 1922 map as in the Barracks area.
Another pre-investigation photo, this one taken by William A. Vigus, shows the same view as the first Fuselier photo
but from slightly further back. Aircraft parts are visible in the palm tree immediately in front of the building.
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