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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instanceOf Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
person
allegiance Empire of Japan NERFINISHED
birthDate 1889-07-07
birthPlace Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan NERFINISHED
burialPlace no known grave; lost at sea
causeOfDeath killed in action
commanded Japanese battleship Yamato NERFINISHED
conflict Pacific War
World War II
country Empire of Japan
deathCauseDetail air attack by United States Navy carrier aircraft
deathDate 1945-04-07
deathPlace East China Sea NERFINISHED
deathStatus missing in action, presumed dead
diedOnBoard Japanese battleship Yamato NERFINISHED
education Imperial Japanese Naval Academy NERFINISHED
era Shōwa period NERFINISHED
gender male
knownFor commanding battleship Yamato on its final sortie
led Yamato task force in Operation Ten-Go NERFINISHED
loyalty Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED
mannerOfDeath death in battle
militaryBranch Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED
militaryOperation Operation Ten-Go NERFINISHED
name Seiichi Itō NERFINISHED
nationality Japanese
nativeName 伊藤 整一 NERFINISHED
notableEvent final sortie of battleship Yamato in April 1945
occupation naval officer
opponent United States Navy NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
yearOfPromotionToAdmiral 1944
yearOfPromotionToRearAdmiral 1936
yearOfPromotionToViceAdmiral 1940

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Operation Ten-Go
commander

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