Joichi Tomonaga was air unit commander of the carrier Hiryu during the Battle of Midway. On 4 June 1942, he led the morning attack on the U.S. base at Midway, and the afternoon torpedo attack on USS Yorktown (CV-5). He was killed in action during the latter attack, which succeeded in hitting the U.S. carrier with two torpedoes, causing her abandonment.
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Photo #: NH 81559 Lieutenant Joichi Tomonaga, Imperial Japanese Navy Portrait photograph, taken circa the early 1940s. Lt. Tomonaga was Hiryu Air Group Commander during the Battle of Midway and was killed in action leading the torpedo attack on USS Yorktown (CV-5) on 4 June 1942. Collection of Captain Roger Pineau, USNR, 1975. He had obtained the photograph from Mrs. Tomonaga. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Online Image: 88KB; 560 x 765 pixels |
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Photo #: 80-G-66154 Grumman F4F-4 "Wildcat" Fighter (Bureau # 5171), of Fighting Squadron Three (VF-3) At Naval Air Station, Kaneohe, Oahu, on 29 May 1942, with ground crewmen folding the starboard wing. On 4 June 1942, in the Battle of Midway, this plane was flown by Lieutenant Commander John S. Thach, VF-3's Commanding Officer, during the afternoon combat air patrol defending USS Yorktown (CV-5), wherein Thach probably shot down Lieutenant Joichi Tomonaga, leader of the attacking Japanese torpedo planes. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 62KB; 740 x 595 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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For views of the two Battle of Midway attacks led by Lt.
Tomonaga, see::
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Page made 4 May 1999
Coding updated 3 May 2009