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History of the U.S. Navy [r]: Add brief definition or description
World War Two in the Pacific [r]: The part of World War II (1937-45) fought in Asia and the Pacific Ocean between Japan and the U.S., China, Britain, Australia, and other Allies. ^[e]

Isoroku Yamamoto [r]: Admiral, Imperial Japanese Navy, Commander-in-Chief, Combined Fleet; planned the attack on Pearl Harbor although opposed to war with the United States; shot down and killed March 1943 ^[e]
Matome Ugaki [r]: Vice Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy, who commanded surface forces through the Battle of Leyte Gulf, then in defense of the home islands, largely with kamikazes; he died in the last kamikaze mission ^[e]
Chuichi Nagumo [r]: {1887-1944) Vice Admiral, Imperial Japanese Navy; commanded the attack on Pearl Harbor force primarily through seniority but was not considered innovative or aggressive; early successes fell to failures from mid-1942 such as losing four carriers at the Battle of Midway; committed suicide while part of the defense in the Battle of Saipan ^[e]
Tamon Yamaguchi [r]: Rear admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy,(1892-1942) an aviation specialist and diplomat expert on the United States, considered exceptionally able but choosing to go down with his ship at the Battle of Midway. ^[e]

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