山本一郎

War record

From a fishing village; after higher elementary school he entered the navy in 1936 → 1939.12 accepted into the 50th pilot trainee (the Pilot Trainee Course (Sōren)) class → Ōita / Sasebo naval air groups / Zuihō → joined Shōkaku just before the war and took part in the Pearl Harbor attack → the Indian Ocean and Coral Sea actions → 1943.5.8 (as written in the source), escorting the attack on the US carriers, he shot down four single-handed → 1943.10.26 (as written in the source), at the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, he and his wingmen shot down nine between them → 1943.11 promoted to Senior Flight Petty Officer (Senior Flight Petty Officer) and became an instructor at Ōita Naval Air Group → 1944.5 returned to carrier duty and was promoted to Air Officer (as written in the source) → 1944.6 Operation A-Gō, sortieing aboard the carrier Zuikaku → 1944.6.19, leading a section of Zuikaku's fighter unit against the US task force, he was intercepted by F6Fs, shot down two, was hit and died in a self-destruction in action (jibaku) (deliberate crash).