Tomeo Kaku Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Tomeo Kaku, based on 2 World History Database records associated with Japan.

2 records1942–19422 events1 places

Chronological biography

1942

Loss of Hiryu4 June 1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Captain · Midway

Kaku commands Hiryu when American dive bombers fatally damage the last operational Japanese carrier at Midway.

Death of Tomeo Kaku5 June 1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Captain · Midway

Kaku remains aboard Hiryu with Yamaguchi and dies after the carrier is abandoned.

Titles and roles

Captain

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.