Seiichi Itō
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Seiichi Itō was a Japanese admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy, best known for commanding the battleship Yamato’s final mission during World War II.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Seiichi Itō canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy officer
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Japanese admiral ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Japan
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surface form:
Empire of Japan
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| associatedWith |
Combined Fleet
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Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | sinking of battleship Yamato ⓘ |
| commanded |
Japanese battleship Yamato
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Operation Ten-Go surface force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Pacific War
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World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1890-07-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1945-04-07 ⓘ |
| deathContext | suicide or going down with his ship during combat (accounts vary) ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Imperial Japanese Naval Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Shōwa period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Itō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Seiichi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
fleet commander
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task force commander ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Admiral ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
admiral
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vice admiral ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableEvent | refused to abandon Yamato during its sinking ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commanding the battleship Yamato’s final mission
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one of the last major surface fleet commanders of Japan in WWII ⓘ |
| notableWork | leadership of Yamato’s final sortie ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Okinawa (naval operations)
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Operation Ten-Go NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | off Okinawa, Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| positionHeld | admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1945-04-07 ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | Imperial Japanese Navy officer corps (exact number not widely cited) ⓘ |
| serviceStart | early 20th century ⓘ |
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Seiichi Itō