11 October 1942
Battle of Cape Esperance
Goto leads a Japanese cruiser force into the Battle of Cape Esperance and is mortally wounded.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Cape Esperance in Japan. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Goto leads a Japanese cruiser force into the Battle of Cape Esperance and is mortally wounded.
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