Gary Nila
Gary Douglas Nila is a former Los Angeles Police Officer and FBI Special Agent who now works as an investigator with Northrop Grumman Corp. Air Combat Systems. He has been a collector of World War II Japanese military uniforms and equipment for over 30 years, but specializes in researching and collecting Japanese naval flight equipment and dress. In the course of his research he has interviewed many former IJN pilots including Saburo Sakai, Sadamu Komachi, and Masajiro Kawato. Gary lives in Lakewood, California.