Ichirō Yamamoto

Ichirō Yamamoto

Born	1918 Ehime Prefecture, Japan
Died	June 19, 1944 Philippine Sea
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Service/branch	Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (IJN)
Years of service	1935 - 1944
Rank	Ensign
Unit	Ōita Air Group Sasebo Air Group Zuihō Shōkaku Zuikaku
Battles/wars	World War II: Attack on Pearl Harbor Indian Ocean raid Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands Battle of the Philippine Sea

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.

References

Hata, Ikuhiko; Yasuho Izawa, Don Cyril Gorham (translator) (1975 (original) 1989 (translation)). Japanese Naval Aces and Fighter Units in World War II. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-315-6.
Sakaida, Henry (2002). Aces of the Rising Sun, 1937–1945. Great Britain: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-84176-618-6.

Persondata
Name	Yamamoto, Ichiro
Alternative names
Short description	Japanese flying ace
Date of birth	1918
Place of birth	Ehime Prefecture, Japan
Date of death	1944
Place of death	Philippine Sea