(1894-01-09)9 January 1894 Hirado, Nagasaki, Japan
Died
5 June 1942(1942-06-05) (aged 48) Pacific Ocean
Allegiance
Empire of Japan
Service/branch
Imperial Japanese Navy
Years of service
1916–1942
Rank
Rear Admiral (posthumous)
Commands held
Notoro, Sōryū
Battles/wars
World War II
Pacific War
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Battle of Wake Island
Bombing of Darwin
Indian Ocean Raid
Battle of Midway †
Awards
Order 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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