Ichirō Yamamoto Military person

Ichirō Yamamoto (山本 一郎, Yamamoto Ichiro, 1918 – June 19, 1944) was an ace fighter pilot in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Participating in many of the Pacific War battles and campaigns as a member of several units, Yamamoto was officially credited with destroying 11 enemy aircraft. He was killed in aerial combat with American carrier fighters on June 19, 1944 during the Battle of the Philippine Sea.

Personal facts

Ichirō Yamamoto
Alias (AKA)山本 一郎 (Japanese)
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1918
Birth place
Japan , Ehime Prefecture
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1944
Place of death
Philippine Sea

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Military person

allegianceEmpire of Japan
military operations
Battle of the Philippine Sea
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Battle of the Coral Sea
World War II
Indian Ocean raid
military branch
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
military unit
Japanese aircraft carrier Shōkaku
Japanese aircraft carrier Zuikaku
Japanese aircraft carrier Zuihō
%C5%8Cita Air Group
Sasebo Air Group
service start1935
service end1944

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