Seiichi Ito Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Seiichi Ito, based on 2 World History Database records associated with Japan.

2 records1945–19452 events2 places

Chronological biography

1945

Operation Ten-Go Departure6 April 1945

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Vice Admiral · Tokuyama

Ito leads Yamato and its escorts from Tokuyama on the one-way Operation Ten-Go sortie toward Okinawa.

Death of Seiichi Ito7 April 1945

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Vice Admiral · East China Sea

Ito cancels the failed Ten-Go mission after catastrophic air attacks and dies aboard Yamato when the battleship sinks.

Titles and roles

Vice Admiral

Record provenance

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