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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vice Admiral Seiichi Itō | 2 |
| Admiral Seiichi Itō canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| 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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Vice Admiral Seiichi Itō
this entity surface form:
Vice Admiral Seiichi Itō