Matome ugaki biography examples
Matome ugaki biography examples
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Matome Ugaki
Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
In this Japanese name, the surname is Ugaki.
Matome Ugaki | |
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Vice Admiral Ugaki Matome (1942–45) | |
| Native name | 宇垣 纏 |
| Born | (1890-02-15)15 February 1890 Okayama, Okayama, Japan |
| Died | 15 August 1945(1945-08-15) (aged 55)[1] off Okinawa, Japan |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Service / branch | Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Years of service | 1912–1945 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands | Yakumo, Hyūga, Naval Operations Bureau, 8th Squadron, 1st Squadron, 5th Air Fleet[2][3] |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Order of the Rising Sun 1st Class, Grand Cordon (posthumous) |
Matome Ugaki (宇垣 纏, Ugaki Matome, 15 February 1890 – 15 August 1945) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, remembered for his extensive and revealing war diary, role at the Battle of Leyte Gulf, and participation in one of the final kamikaze sorties hours after the announced s