Ryusaku Yanagimoto

Ryūsaku Yanagimoto
Yanagimoto Ryūsaku as captain (1937-42)
Native name
柳本 柳作
Born(1894-01-09)9 January 1894
Hirado, Nagasaki, Japan
Died5 June 1942(1942-06-05) (aged 48)
Pacific Ocean
Allegiance Empire of Japan
Service / branch Imperial Japanese Navy
Years of service1916–1942
Rank Rear Admiral (posthumous)
CommandsNotoro, Sōryū
Battles / wars
AwardsOrder of the Rising Sun, 2nd class

Ryūsaku Yanagimoto (柳本 柳作, Yanagimoto Ryūsaku, 9 January 1894 – 5 June 1942) was captain of the Japanese aircraft carrier Sōryū of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.


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