Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
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Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi was an Imperial Japanese Navy officer and aggressive carrier task force commander best known for his role and death in the Battle of Midway during World War II.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy officer
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person ⓘ rear admiral ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| causeOfDeath | sinking of aircraft carrier Hiryu ⓘ |
| conflict |
Pacific War
ⓘ
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Imperial Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| dateOfBirth | 1892-08-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1942-06-05 ⓘ |
| deathContext | died during the Battle of Midway when Hiryu was sunk by U.S. aircraft ⓘ |
| decision | chose to go down with Hiryu after it was fatally damaged at Midway ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Imperial Japanese Naval Academy ⓘ |
| era |
World War II era
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key Japanese commander whose loss weakened the Imperial Japanese Navy’s carrier leadership ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocating aggressive use of carrier air power
ⓘ
refusing to abandon his sinking ship Hiryu ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| militaryDoctrine | favored decisive offensive carrier strikes ⓘ |
| militaryRank | rear admiral ⓘ |
| militaryService |
Imperial Japanese Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Japanese Navy from early 1910s until 1942
|
| name | Tamon Yamaguchi ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| nativeName | 山口 多聞 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
aggressive carrier task force tactics
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commanding carrier forces at the Battle of Midway ⓘ |
| occupation | naval officer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Midway
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attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ
surface form:
attack on Pearl Harbor campaign (as part of carrier forces operations period)
|
| placeOfBirth |
Nagasaki Prefecture
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surface form:
Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
|
| placeOfDeath | near Midway Atoll, Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
commander of Carrier Division 2
ⓘ
commander of the aircraft carrier Hiryu ⓘ |
| rankAtDeath | rear admiral ⓘ |
| reputation | considered one of the more capable and aggressive Japanese carrier commanders ⓘ |
| roleAtMidway |
led air strikes against U.S. forces
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tactical commander of Carrier Division 2 ⓘ |
| serviceBranchRole | naval aviation and carrier task force operations ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | Imperial Japanese Navy officer corps (exact number not widely cited) ⓘ |
| shipCommanded |
Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū
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surface form:
Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu
various destroyers and cruisers in earlier career ⓘ |
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