Tamon Yamaguchi
Japanese admiral
Died when: 49 years 291 days (597 months)Star Sign: Leo
Tamon Yamaguchi (?? ??, Yamaguchi Tamon, 17 August 1892 – 5 June 1942) 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 Hiryu when she was scuttled after being crippled by aircraft from USS Enterprise and USS Yorktown.
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