Tamon Yamaguchi

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Tamon Yamaguchi was a prominent Imperial Japanese Navy admiral and carrier task force commander during World War II, best known for his role and death in the Battle of Midway.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
World War II military personnel
naval officer
person
allegiance Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
almaMater Imperial Japanese Naval Academy
awarded various Japanese military decorations
birthDate 1892-08-17
birthPlace Kōchi Prefecture, Japan
burial lost at sea
causeOfDeath killed in action
command Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū
2nd Carrier Division
surface form: Second Carrier Division
conflict Battle of Midway
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
surface form: Second Sino-Japanese War

World War II
country Japan
deathDate 1942-06-05
deathPlace near Midway Atoll, Pacific Ocean
decisionAtMidway Hiryū
surface form: chose to go down with his ship Hiryū
education Imperial Japanese Naval Academy
era Showa era
surface form: Shōwa period
gender male
graduationYear 1912
language Japanese
mannerOfDeath combat-related death
militaryBranch Imperial Japanese Navy
militaryRankAtDeath Rear Admiral
militarySpecialty naval aviation operations
name Tamon Yamaguchi self-link
nationality Japanese
nativeName 山口 多聞
notableFor refusal to abandon his sinking carrier Hiryū
role in the Battle of Midway
occupation military commander
naval officer
participatedIn attack on Pearl Harbor operations planning
position carrier task force commander
promotedToRearAdmiral 1940
rank Rear Admiral
roleAtMidway tactical commander of carrier Hiryū air group operations
servedOn various cruisers and battleships of the Imperial Japanese Navy
servedUnder Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy
serviceYears 1912–1942
strategicReputation considered an aggressive and capable carrier commander
theaterOfOperations Pacific Ocean

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Battle of Cape Esperance commander Tamon Yamaguchi
Tamon Yamaguchi name Tamon Yamaguchi self-link
Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi name Tamon Yamaguchi
subject surface form: Tamon Yamaguchi