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Ito, Seiichi (伊藤 整一)

Date of birth:
July 26th, 1890 (Miyama/Fukuoka, Japan)
Date of death:
April 7th, 1945 (north of Okinawa, Japan)
Buried on:
Yasukuni War Shrine
Nationality:
Japanese (1868-1945, Empire)

Biography

Vice admiral Seiichi Ito was the commander of the 2nd Fleet. He was killed after his flag ship Yamato was sunk on 7 April 1945. Seiichi was posthumously promoted to admiral.

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Awarded on:
April 29th, 1934
Kinshi Kunsho 4th Class

Sources

  • - A Glorious Way to Die: The Kamikaze Mission of the Battleship Yamato, April 1945 (1995)
    - Photo recognition