Admiral Seiichi Itō

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Admiral Seiichi Itō was a senior Imperial Japanese Navy officer best known for leading the battleship Yamato’s final, doomed sortie in 1945.

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Vice Admiral Seiichi Itō 2
Admiral Seiichi Itō canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
person
allegiance Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
birthDate 1889-07-07
birthPlace Yamaguchi Prefecture
surface form: Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
burialPlace no known grave; lost at sea
causeOfDeath killed in action
commanded Yamato-class battleship
surface form: Japanese battleship Yamato
conflict Pacific War
World War II
country Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
deathCauseDetail air attack by United States Navy carrier aircraft
deathDate 1945-04-07
deathPlace East China Sea
deathStatus missing in action, presumed dead
diedOnBoard Yamato-class battleship
surface form: Japanese battleship Yamato
education Imperial Japanese Naval Academy
era Showa era
surface form: Shōwa period
gender male
knownFor commanding battleship Yamato on its final sortie
led Yamato task force
surface form: Yamato task force in Operation Ten-Go
loyalty Imperial Japanese Navy
mannerOfDeath death in battle
militaryBranch Imperial Japanese Navy
militaryOperation Operation Ten-Go
name Seiichi Itō
nationality Japanese
nativeName 伊藤 整一
notableEvent final sortie of battleship Yamato in April 1945
occupation naval officer
opponent United States Navy
participatedIn planning of late-war naval operations
position Chief of Staff of the Combined Fleet
Commander of the Second Fleet
Vice Chief of the Naval General Staff
promotedToRank Admiral
Rear Admiral
Vice Admiral (United States Navy)
surface form: Vice Admiral
rank Admiral
refusedOrderToAbandonShip true
servedAs fleet commander in the Imperial Japanese Navy
staff officer in the Naval General Staff
serviceYears 1910–1945
tookPartIn Battle of Okinawa
yearOfPromotionToAdmiral 1944
yearOfPromotionToRearAdmiral 1936
yearOfPromotionToViceAdmiral 1940

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Operation Ten-Go commander Admiral Seiichi Itō
Yamato task force commandedBy Admiral Seiichi Itō
this entity surface form: Vice Admiral Seiichi Itō
Yamato task force flagshipCommander Admiral Seiichi Itō
this entity surface form: Vice Admiral Seiichi Itō