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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tamon Yamaguchi canonical | 6 |
Statements (46)
| 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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Tamon Yamaguchi