- The plot to kill Yamamoto by the United States Army Air Corps was given the codename Operation Dillinger.
- There has been some dispute as to who the pilot was that shot down Yamamoto. For years it was agreed Lt. Thomas Lanphier was the pilot, but recently credit has been given to Lt. Rex Barber. Ultimately the Air Force gave credit to both pilots, who later became aces with five confirmed kills.
- He had such a great knowledge of the petroleum industry that he was offered many lucrative jobs with US petroleum companies after he graduated from Harvard.
- Planned most of his future battles with the US according to poker strategy and percentage play.
- Was against war with the US and until recent years, was largely misunderstood and misjudged by historians.
- Was an expert poker player. In fact, he was so good that a lot of future US military officers (many of whom he'd later fight in WWII) invited him to their all-night poker games. Many of them even became personal friends with him which eventually ended with the attack on Pearl Harbor.
- Contrary to popular belief he never said, "I'm afraid all we have done is awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve". The line was invented for the film Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970). He also never said, "You cannot invade mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass.".
- Was a comedian and the center of attention of many parties.
- Was a leading figure advocating war with the US. Planned and lobbied in favor of the Pearl Harbor attack. Specifically did so to achieve a surprise attack. Those are facts established by the peer reviewed scholarly work. The bizarre contention by some that he was against war with the US is not supported by the primary material nor any historian.
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