Yamamoto Isoroku, Japanese naval officer who conceived of the surprise attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Initially against war, Yamamoto nevertheless planned and participated in many of the most important battles of the war. Isoroku’s name is old Japanese for “56,” which was his father’s age the year the future admiral was born. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed ), memorial page for Isoroku Yamamoto (4 Apr 1884–18 Apr 1943), Find a Grave Memorial no. Date & Conflict Operation Vengeance was conducted on April 18, 1943, during World War II (1939-1945).
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His financially struggling family was headed by a one-time samurai named Sadayoshi. Yamamoto was one of the most senior Japanese Navy officials during World War II.

It was Yamamoto who planned and executed the attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Isoroku Yamamoto (April 4, 1884–April 18, 1943) was the commander of the Japanese Combined Fleet during World War II.

In this position he oversaw the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, which led the United States to enter the war. After his parents’ deaths, Isoroku would be adopted by the wealthy but heirless Yamamoto family. Yamamoto graduated from the Japanese Naval Academy in 1904, and a year later he was wounded in action at the Battle of Tsushima during the Russo-Japanese War.

Yamamoto was born Isoroku Takano on April 4, 1884. He held a number of important positions, including Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet. During the Pacific conflict in World War II, American forces conceived a plan to get rid of Japanese commander Fleet Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. Death by P-38: When America Killed Japan’s Top Admiral A Lockheed P-38G Lightning of the 339th Squadron, 347th Fighter Group, shoots down a Mitsubishi G4M1 bomber carrying Pearl Harbor mastermind Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto on April 18, 1943. In