Counterattack from Hiryu
Yamaguchi directs Hiryu's surviving air group in two counterstrikes that badly damage USS Yorktown.
Role range: 1939-1945
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Tamon Yamaguchi Biography and Timeline
Follow Tamon Yamaguchi through 2 dated historical records for Japan.
Tamon Yamaguchi, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
2Distinct records
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1942–1942Years on this page
1942
Death of Tamon Yamaguchi
Yamaguchi remains aboard the crippled Hiryu and dies when the carrier is abandoned and scuttled.
Role range: 1939-1945
Records, sources and methodology
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