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"The crash site and body of Yamamoto were found the next day in the jungle of the island of Bougainville by a Japanese search and rescue party, led by army engineer Lieutenant Hamasuna. According to Hamasuna, Yamamoto had been thrown clear of the plane's wreckage, his white-gloved hand grasping the hilt of his katana, still upright in his seat under a tree. Hamasuna said Yamamoto was instantly recognizable, head dipped down as if deep in thought. A post-mortem of the body disclosed that Yamamoto had received two 0.50-caliber bullet wounds, one to the back of his left shoulder and another to his left lower jaw that exited above his right eye. The Japanese navy doctor examining the body determined that the head wound killed Yamamoto. The more violent details of Yamamoto's death were hidden from the Japanese public. The medical report was whitewashed, changed "on orders from above", according to biographer Hiroyuki Agawa.

Yamamoto's staff cremated his remains at Buin and his ashes were returned to Tokyo aboard the battleship Musashi, Yamamoto's last flagship. Yamamoto was given a full state funeral on June 5, 1943,[27] where he received, posthumously, the title of Marshal and was awarded the Order of the Chrysanthemum (1st Class). He was also awarded Nazi Germany's Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. Some of his ashes were buried in the public Tama Cemetery, Tokyo (多摩霊園) and the remainder at his ancestral burial grounds at the temple of Chuko-ji in Nagaoka City."

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I can tell you that any account that describes Yamamoto's body dying in dignified repose was nonsense. If thrown free from the crash, his body would quite likely have suffered extraordinary damage. If hit with a .50 round that went through his head from lower jaw to right orbit it would have caused an enormous chasm of an exit wound, likely taking much of the cranium and brain ejecta with it.

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"The crash site and body of Yamamoto were found the next day in the jungle of the island of Bougainville by a Japanese search and rescue party, led by army engineer Lieutenant Hamasuna. According to Hamasuna, Yamamoto had been thrown clear of the plane's wreckage, his white-gloved hand grasping the hilt of his katana, still upright in his seat under a tree. Hamasuna said Yamamoto was instantly recognizable, head dipped down as if deep in thought. A post-mortem of the body disclosed that Yamamoto had received two 0.50-caliber bullet wounds, one to the back of his left shoulder and another to his left lower jaw that exited above his right eye. The Japanese navy doctor examining the body determined that the head wound killed Yamamoto. The more violent details of Yamamoto's death were hidden from the Japanese public. The medical report was whitewashed, changed "on orders from above", according to biographer Hiroyuki Agawa.

Yamamoto's staff cremated his remains at Buin and his ashes were returned to Tokyo aboard the battleship Musashi, Yamamoto's last flagship. Yamamoto was given a full state funeral on June 5, 1943,[27] where he received, posthumously, the title of Marshal and was awarded the Order of the Chrysanthemum (1st Class). He was also awarded Nazi Germany's Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. Some of his ashes were buried in the public Tama Cemetery, Tokyo (‘½–€—쉀) and the remainder at his ancestral burial grounds at the temple of Chuko-ji in Nagaoka City."

I can tell you that any account that describes Yamamoto's body dying in dignified repose was nonsense. If thrown free from the crash, his body would quite likely have suffered extraordinary damage. If hit with a .50 round that went through his head from lower jaw to right orbit it would have caused an enormous chasm of an exit wound, likely taking much of the cranium and brain ejecta with it.

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I can tell you that any account that describes Yamamoto's body dying in dignified repose was nonsense. If thrown free from the crash, his body would quite likely have suffered extraordinary damage. If hit with a .50 round that went through his head from lower jaw to right orbit it would have caused an enormous chasm of an exit wound, likely taking much of the cranium and brain ejecta with it.

I read his bio, The Reluctant Admiral quite some time ago. The author mentioned speculation that one of his aids posed the body. I assume no one has ever come forward with either an admission, eyewitness account, or evidence but the serene repose of the body certainly is incredibly unlikely. The wounds... well there are fragments I suppose. Even something small through the head would have killed him, especially coupled with a plane crash.

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Such a pity did the Japanese did not preserve his body in "spirits" like it is said the British did with Nelson [;)]

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I can tell you that any account that describes Yamamoto's body dying in dignified repose was nonsense. If thrown free from the crash, his body would quite likely have suffered extraordinary damage. If hit with a .50 round that went through his head from lower jaw to right orbit it would have caused an enormous chasm of an exit wound, likely taking much of the cranium and brain ejecta with it.

I read his bio, The Reluctant Admiral quite some time ago. The author mentioned speculation that one of his aids posed the body. I assume no one has ever come forward with either an admission, eyewitness account, or evidence but the serene repose of the body certainly is incredibly unlikely. The wounds... well there are fragments I suppose. Even something small through the head would have killed him, especially coupled with a plane crash.

I always thought the reports of the 'dignified repose' to be understandable propaganda by the Japanese.

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“That son of a b*tch will not be dictating any peace terms in the White House.”
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I can tell you that any account that describes Yamamoto's body dying in dignified repose was nonsense. If thrown free from the crash, his body would quite likely have suffered extraordinary damage. If hit with a .50 round that went through his head from lower jaw to right orbit it would have caused an enormous chasm of an exit wound, likely taking much of the cranium and brain ejecta with it.

I read his bio, The Reluctant Admiral quite some time ago. The author mentioned speculation that one of his aids posed the body. I assume no one has ever come forward with either an admission, eyewitness account, or evidence but the serene repose of the body certainly is incredibly unlikely. The wounds... well there are fragments I suppose. Even something small through the head would have killed him, especially coupled with a plane crash.

I always thought the reports of the 'dignified repose' to be understandable propaganda by the Japanese.

Sure, just pointing out that, unlike many other historical events corrected by factual revelations, that secret has been kept. No one believes the claim.

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I can tell you that any account that describes Yamamoto's body dying in dignified repose was nonsense. If thrown free from the crash, his body would quite likely have suffered extraordinary damage. If hit with a .50 round that went through his head from lower jaw to right orbit it would have caused an enormous chasm of an exit wound, likely taking much of the cranium and brain ejecta with it.

I read his bio, The Reluctant Admiral quite some time ago. The author mentioned speculation that one of his aids posed the body. I assume no one has ever come forward with either an admission, eyewitness account, or evidence but the serene repose of the body certainly is incredibly unlikely. The wounds... well there are fragments I suppose. Even something small through the head would have killed him, especially coupled with a plane crash.

I always thought the reports of the 'dignified repose' to be understandable propaganda by the Japanese.

Sure, just pointing out that, unlike many other historical events corrected by factual revelations, that secret has been kept. No one believes the claim.

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My goal for today is to find a way to use 'ejecta' in a sentence in my office environment.

Edited for not paying attention in grammar class 40+ years ago.

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My goal for today is to find a way to use 'ejecta' in a sentence in my office environment.

Edited for not paying attention in grammar class 40+ years ago.