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