Minoru Yano | |
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Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
Service/ | Imperial Japanese Navy |
Rank | Commander |
Battles/wars |
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Minoru Yano (矢野 実, Yano Minoru) was an officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. He was a member of the 51st Class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy, ranking 185 of 255 Cadets. He took overall command of forces during the Battle of Milne Bay from Masajiro Hayashi and "was seriously wounded"[1] during the battle.