What Japanese unit was commanded by the admiral targeted by Operation Vengeance?
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John W. Mitchell (United States Air Force) John William Mitchell (14 July 1915 – 15 November 1995) was an officer of the United States Air Force, a flying ace and the leader of Operation Vengeance, the mission to shoot down Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. He served in World War II and the Korean War.
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Isoroku Yamamoto Isoroku Yamamoto (山本 五十六 , Yamamoto Isoroku , April 4, 1884 – April 18, 1943) was a Japanese Marshal Admiral of the Navy and the commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II until his death.
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Tōgō Heihachirō Marshal-Admiral Marquis Tōgō Heihachirō, OM, GCVO (東郷 平八郎; 27 January 184830 May 1934), was a "gensui" or admiral of the fleet in the Imperial Japanese Navy and one of Japan's greatest naval heroes. He was termed by Western journalists as "the Nelson of the East".
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Koshirō Oikawa Koshirō Oikawa (及川 古志郎 , Oikawa Koshirō , 16 February 1883 – May 9, 1958) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy and Naval Minister during World War II.
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Yasuyo Yamasaki Colonel Yasuyo Yamasaki (Japanese: 山崎保代 , (often spelled as "Yamazaki") (October 17, 1891 – May 29, 1943) was a professional Army officer who commanded the Japanese forces on Attu during the Battle of the Aleutian Islands.
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Convoy Hi-81 Convoy Hi-81 (ヒ-81 ) was the designation for a formation of Japanese transports that carried soldiers bound for Singapore and the Philippines during World War II. The transports were escorted by a large force of surface combatants including the escort carriers "Shinyo" and "Akitsu Maru" which were sunk in the Yellow Sea by American submarines. Over the course of a four-day convoy battle in November 1944 nearly 7,000 Japanese were killed in action while the Americans sustained no casualties.
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Battle of Leyte The Battle of Leyte in the Pacific campaign of World War II was the amphibious invasion of the Gulf of Leyte in the Philippines by American forces and Filipino guerrillas under the command of General Douglas MacArthur, who fought against the Imperial Japanese Army in the Philippines led by General Tomoyuki Yamashita from 17 October - 26 December 1944. The operation code named "King Two" launched the Philippines campaign of 1944–45 for the recapture and liberation of the entire Philippine Archipelago and to end almost three years of Japanese occupation.
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Japanese submarine I-401 The "Sen Toku"-class I-401 (伊号第四百一潜水艦 ) was once the largest submarine in the world. It was commanded by Lieutenant Commander Nobukiyo Nambu of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Capable of carrying three two-seat Aichi M6A1 "Seiran" (Mountain Haze) float torpedo bombers, the "Sen Toku"s were built to launch a surprise air strike against the Panama Canal.
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Yasujiro Nagata Yasujiro Nagata (Japanese: 永田泰次郎 ) (January 26, 1867 – January 19, 1923) was an Imperial Japanese Navy admiral. He was a veteran of the Russo-Japanese War and World War I. He was a graduate and faculty member of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy. He was a faculty member of Kobe University. He was a graduate of Keio University. He was from Musashi Province. He was Commander of Interim Southern Islands Defense Unit (1917–1919).
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Hiroaki Abe Hiroaki Abe (阿部 弘毅 , Abe Hiroaki , 15 March 1889 – 6 February 1949) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
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Ryusaku Yanagimoto Ryūsaku Yanagimoto (柳本 柳作 , Yanagimoto Ryūsaku , 1 September 1894 – 5 June 1942) was captain of the "Sōryū" in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
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Yoshio Shiga Yoshio Shiga (志賀 淑雄 , Shiga Yoshio ) was an officer, ace fighter pilot, and leader in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Pacific theater of World War II. At the December 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor, Shiga led one of the aircraft carrier "Kaga's" fighter divisions during the first strike on American forces on Oahu. The number of his Zero fighter was AII-105. Shiga continued as a fighter division commander on "Kaga" until April 1942.
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6th Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy) The 6th Fleet (第六艦隊 , Dai-roku Kantai ) was a fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) that during World War II, had primary responsibility for the command of submarine operations.
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Hideyoshi Obata Hideyoshi Obata (小畑 英良 , Obata Hideyoshi , 2 April 1890 – 11 August 1944) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. In March, 1944, Obata was assigned to the newly created 31st Army in charge of the inner line of defense of Japan. This included the Marianas, Carolines, and the Volcano-Bonin Islands. The IJA 29th Division, IJA 53rd Division, and 109th Division, with approximately 80,000 men. The 109th was stationed at Chichi-jima and command given to General Tadamichi Kuribayashi.
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Monzo Akiyama Monzo Akiyama (秋山 門造, "Akiyama Monzō") (December 30, 1891, Nagaoka – January 25, 1944, Kwajalein) was a Japanese Rear Admiral who served in World War II. He was killed in action during the Battle of Kwajalein.
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Sadatoshi Senda Sadatoshi Senda (千田 貞敏 , Sadatoshi Senda , 1890 – 1944) was a Rear Admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy.
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Operation Tan No. 2 Operation Tan No. 2 (Japanese: 第二次丹作戰 , "Dainiji Tan Sakusen") was a long-range Kamikaze mission directed at the main Allied naval fleet anchorage at Ulithi atoll in the western Pacific on March 11, 1945 during the Pacific campaign of World War II. The Japanese hoped to take the U.S. Pacific fleet by surprise and sink or damage a significant number of the fleet's aircraft carriers or other large ships.
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Operation Flintlock (World War II) Operation Flintlock was the campaign against the Japanese in the Marshall Islands in the Pacific theatre of World War II, from 31 January to 4 February 1944. The operation involved the invasions of Kwajalein, Eniwetok, and Majuro atolls. Admiral Nimitz, Commander of the U. S. Pacific Fleet, chose two islands in Kwajalein Atoll, Roi-Namur Island and Kwajalein Island, as primary targets in the U. S. invasion of the Marshall Islands.  Kwajalein Atoll contained communication and weather observation units and two Japanese airstrips on Roi-Namur and Kwajalein Islands, a seaplane base situated at Ebeye Island, a submarine base at Roi-Namur Island, and other Japanese installations scattered on various islands throughout Kwajalein atoll.  Kwajalein atoll, particularly Roi-Namur and Kwajalein Islands, were subjected to heavy bombardment. This attack also sank a large number of Japanese ships in Kwajalein Lagoon. Bitter fighting between Japanese forces and the U. S. 4th Marine Division on Roi-Namur, and the U. S. 7th Infantry Division on Kwajalein, resulted in a U. S. victory on 4 February 1944. The attack of the Japanese in the Marshall Islands was the first US attack, and capture, of Japanese territory, since the land was held by Japan before the start of World War II. The capture of Kwajalein Atoll during Operation Flintlock provided American forces with a base of operations that assured the recapture of the Philippines and eventually the fall of Japan.
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Operation Crimson Operation "Crimson" was a British-led naval operation in World War II, the objective being simultaneous naval bombardment and aerial strikes on Japanese airfields in the Indonesian cities of Sabang, Lhoknga and Kutaraja, to be launched from aircraft carriers in the Indian Ocean on 25 July 1944.
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Leslie E. Gehres Leslie Edward Gehres (September 23, 1898 – May 15, 1975) was a naval aviator with the rank of rear admiral in the United States Navy. He is most noted as commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS "Franklin", which was badly damaged by a Japanese air attack in March 1945. Gehres is also an example of "mustang" officer, rising from enlisted man to admiral's rank.
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Tamon Yamaguchi Tamon Yamaguchi (山口 多聞 , Yamaguchi Tamon , 17 August 1892 – 4 June 1942) was a Japanese admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II and an alumnus of Princeton University (1921–1923).
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Hideki Tojo Hideki Tōjō (Kyūjitai: 東條 英機 ; Shinjitai: 東条 英機 ; "   "; December 30, 1884 – December 23, 1948) was a general of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA), the leader of the Imperial Rule Assistance Association, and the 27th Prime Minister of Japan during much of World War II, from October 17, 1941, to July 22, 1944. As Prime Minister, he was responsible for ordering the attack on Pearl Harbor, which initiated war between Japan and the United States, although planning for it had begun in April 1941 before he entered office. After the end of the war, Tojo was arrested, sentenced to death for Japanese war crimes by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, and hanged on December 23, 1948.