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Tamon Yamaguchi

Admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy · Japan · On the map · Lived 1892 to 1942 · aged 49

Tamon Yamaguchi was a rear admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy who served during the Second Sino-Japanese War, and in the Pacific War during World War II. Yamaguchi's carrier force was part of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

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Order of the Rising Sun
Order of the Sacred Treasure
Order of the Golden Kite

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He subsequently participated in the Battle of Midway, where he was killed in action, choosing to go down with the aircraft carrier Hiryū when she was scuttled after being crippled by aircraft from USS Enterprise and USS Yorktown.

Country
Japan
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Deceased
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Lived 1892 to 1942 · aged 49