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Seiichi Ito Biography and Timeline

Follow Seiichi Ito through 2 dated historical records for Japan.

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Seiichi Ito, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

2Distinct records

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1945–1945Years on this page

1945

6 April 1945

Operation Ten-Go Departure

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

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

Role range: 1939-1945

7 April 1945

Death of Seiichi Ito

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

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

Role range: 1939-1945

Records, sources and methodology

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