Matome Ugaki
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In this Japanese name, the surname is Ugaki.
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 kamikaze suicide hours after the announced surrender of Japan at the end of the war.
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Matome Ugaki | |
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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/ | Imperial Japanese Navy |
Years of service | 1912–1945 |
Rank | Vice Admiral |
Commands held | 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) |
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