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Tamon Yamaguchi

Admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy

  • Fame58.5
  • Momentum10.3
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Lived 1892–1942, aged 50Japan
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  • Era
    1892–1942
    Aged 50
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Updated 2026-07-20

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. 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.

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