Ichirō Yamamoto
Japanese flying ace
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| Intro | Japanese flying ace | |
| Places | Japan | |
| is | Flying ace | |
| Work field | Military | |
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| Birth | Ehime Prefecture | |
| Death | 19 June 1944Philippine Sea |
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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.