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Yamamoto was an aviator and a gifted staff
officer (graduating with honors from the Naval College) who commanded a number of air
units in the final months of the war.
| 1896-10-13 | born | |
| 1918-11-21 |
Midshipman |
Graduates from Naval Academy, standing 3rd in a class of 124. Assigned to CL Adzuma |
| 1919-8-1 | Ensign | BC Kurama |
| 1919-9-25 | CL Adzuma |
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| 1920-6-2 | BB Fuso |
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| 1920-12-1 | Torpedo School Basic Course | |
| 1921-5-20 | Gunnery School Basic Course | |
| 1921-12-1 | Lieutenant junior
grade |
BB Kongo |
| 1922-3-1 | Flight training, Yokosuka Air Group |
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| 1922-11-1 | Flight training, Kasumigaura Air Group |
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| 1922-12-1 | Kasumigaura Air Group | |
| 1922-12-15 | Instructor, Kasumigaura Air Group | |
| 1924-12-1 | Lieutenant | Assistant Attaché, United States |
| 1927-7-12 | Instructor, Kasumigaura Air Group | |
| 1928-10-18 | CV Akagi |
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| 1929-11-15 | Kasumigaura Air Group | |
| 1929-11-20 | Instructor, Kasumigaura Air Group | |
| 1929-11-30 | Lieutenant
commander |
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| 1930-12-1 | Naval College A-Course | |
| 1933-1-25 | Staff, Combined Fleet |
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| 1933-3-25 | Att, NGS / Att, DoN (S1, B-Per) | |
| 1933-5-10 | Staff, B-Per, DoN (S1) | |
| 1934-11-15 | Commander | |
| 1935-11-15 | Staff, Carrier Division 1 |
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| 1936-11-16 | Staff, S1, N1, Navy General Staff |
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| 1939-11-15 | Captain | Commander, 15 Air Group |
| 1940-11-15 | Commander, CVS Chitose |
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| 1941-8-20 | S1, Bureau of Administration, Naval Air
Command |
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| 1941-9-15 | Chief, S1,Bureau of Administration, Naval Air Command | |
| 1943-1-5 | S1, N1, Navy
General Staff |
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| 1943-1-20 | Chief, S1, N1, Navy
General Staff |
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| 1944-10-15 | Rear admiral |
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| 1945-1-6 | Commander, 11 Air
Flotilla |
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| 1945-2-15 | Staff, Combined Fleet |
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| 1945-3-1 | Chief of staff, 10 Air Fleet |
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| 1945-5-25 | Commander, 72 Air
Flotilla |
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| 1945-10-10 | Retires |
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| 1980-11-4 | Dies |
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