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roster Ugaki had usurped—climbed into the same space that the admiral had already occupied. Thus, the aircraft containing Ugaki took off with three men (piloted by Lieutenant Nakatsuru, reconnaissance by Warrant Officer Endo, and Ugaki), as opposed to two each in the remaining ten aircraft. Prior to
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Elements of this last flight most likely followed the Ryukyu flyway southwest to the many small islands north of Okinawa, where U.S. forces were still on alert at the potential end of hostilities. Endo served as radioman during the mission, sending Ugaki's final messages, the last of which at 19:24
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attack on that day, and it is likely that all aircraft on the mission (with the exception of three that returned due to engine problems) crashed into the ocean, struck down by American anti-aircraft fire. Although there are no precise accounts of an intercept made by Navy or Marine fighters or
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Pacific Fleet surface units against enemy aircraft in this vicinity at the time of surrender, it is possible further research may reveal more detail as to which ships (if any) were attacked.
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2nd Class Hiroshi Hayashi, and the Combined Fleet's Paymaster, Captain Motoharu Kitamura. On 22 May 1943, the injured Ugaki was attached to the Naval General Staff for hospitalization.
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claimed to have found the still smoldering remains of a "cockpit" (implying a shootdown or violent ditching of some sort, but not the exact cause) with three bodies on the beach of
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on 15 November 1938 and became Director, 1st Bureau (Operations) on the Naval General Staff on 15 December 1938. He took command of the 8th Cruiser Division, consisting of the
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on 11 September 1909 and graduated in its 40th class on 17 July 1912. He placed ninth out of 144 cadets in his class, and was good friends with his Naval Academy classmates
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during April 1945. Though such air attacks continued throughout the Okinawa campaign and caused fearsome superficial damage and crew casualties to a great number of
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On 15 November 1944, Ugaki was recalled to Japan and ordered to duty with the Naval General Staff. On 10 February 1945, he was appointed commander of the
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and overseeing all naval aircraft in the region from his headquarters in a cave bunker to protect him from the growing threat of U.S. Army Air Forces
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and served for nearly three years as a staff member of the Naval Gunnery School. On 15 November 1928 he was appointed as a resident officer in
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boarding his aircraft, Ugaki posed for pictures and removed his rank insignia from his dark green uniform, taking only a ceremonial
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under his command with the 64th class of the Japanese Naval Academy embarked. On 1 December 1937, he took command of the battleship
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reported that the plane had begun its dive onto an American vessel. However, U.S. Navy records do not indicate any successful
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on 1 December 1931. Ugaki became an instructor at the Naval War College on 15 November 1932 and received a promotion to
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Ordered back to Japan on 1 November 1930, Ugaki returned to sea in an assignment as a staff officer in the 3rd
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with the Japanese Naval Academy's 45th class aboard between 2 March and 6 July 1918. He was reassigned to the
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conceding defeat and calling for the military to lay down their arms. After listening to the announcement of
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Meanwhile, Ugaki gathered more aircraft and hid them from Allied attack in Kyushu, planning to use them in
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After recovering from his injuries, Ugaki took command of the 1st Battleship Division (consisting of
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of 23–26 October 1944. His battleships saw action in two major engagements of the battle, the
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on 1 December 1932. On 30 October 1935, Ugaki was assigned to duty as a staff officer to the
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Force to carry out the operation. It gave Ugaki additional duty as overall commander of the
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on 27 May 1944, he argued forcefully that Japan had a strategic imperative to hold
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of Japan. Ugaki planned to hit the invasion forces with hundreds of aircraft and
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during his tour. On 10 September 1917, he reported aboard the armored cruiser
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on 1 December 1921 as secondary gunnery officer. During his tour aboard her,
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on 1 August 1918, and was aboard her when the war ended on 11 November 1918.
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vessels, no Allied warship larger than a destroyer were sunk directly by
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Ugaki subsequently commanded Battleship Division 1 during the disastrous
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that day. but the operation was postponed on 12 June 1944 when the
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on 1 November 1942. Ugaki and Yamamoto were traveling in separate
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Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander; Ahlberg, Lars (1 November 2016).
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Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander; Ahlberg, Lars (4 May 2018).
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for the relief of the island and on 30 May 1944 created the
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Yamamoto and Ugaki in the bridge of Combined Fleet flagship
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Sea of Thunder: Four Naval Commanders and the Last Sea War
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attacks. In March 1945, he launched a long-range strike by
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on 1 December 1930, and then became a staff officer in the
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Imperial Japanese Navy personnel killed in World War II
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on 23 August 1914. During the early weeks of the war,
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began on 1 April 1945, he ordered the first waves of
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Fading Victory: The Diary of Ugaki Matome, 1941–1945
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Blossoms in the Wind: Human Legacies of the Kamikaze
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of the 701st Kokutai (Allied reporting name "Judy")
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Ugaki on 15 August 1945 before his final
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Ugaki subsequently transferred to the battlecruiser
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Westport, Connecticut: Praeger Publishers. 1468: 1298:Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander (4 May 2018). 764:, a position he held until Yamamoto's death. 1875:Grand Cordons of the Order of the Rising Sun 1576:The Last Kamikaze: The Story of Matome Ugaki 1255: 1253: 1251: 1249: 1247: 1245: 1243: 1241: 1239: 1237: 1235: 1233: 1231: 1229: 1227: 1225: 1223: 1221: 1219: 992:aircraft against the U.S. fleet anchored at 387:on 1 December 1913. He was assigned to the 1382: 1380: 1378: 1376: 1374: 1372: 1217: 1215: 1213: 1211: 1209: 1207: 1205: 1203: 1201: 1199: 1751: 1744: 1730: 963:on 25 October 1944. In the latter action, 932:carrier aircraft while defending Japanese 916:began with the first U.S. bombardments of 726:of the southern coast of China during the 44: 722:, which operated as part of the Japanese 370:On 1 May 1913, he was transferred to the 1592: 1369: 1326:"IJN YAKUMO: Tabular Record of Movement" 1196: 1092:piloted by Lieutenant Tatsuo Nakatsuru, 1054: 928:Ugaki's battleships exchanged fire with 771: 663: 574:on 1 December 1919 before returning to 301:, and participation in one of the final 1352:"IJN HYUGA: Tabular Record of Movement" 1300:"IJN IWATE: Tabular Record of Movement" 560:on 1 December 1918, Ugaki attended the 1827: 880:in early May 1944. After U.S. forces 868:) on 25 February 1944, initially with 1725: 1626: 804:in Japan), and Ugaki was promoted to 488:Australian and New Zealand Army Corps 342:and Yoshio Suzuki, both of whom were 1570: 1134: 651:Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff 287:, 15 February 1890 – 15 August 1945) 265:1st Class, Grand Cordon (posthumous) 1654: 236:Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign 50:Vice Admiral Ugaki Matome (1942–45) 13: 1105:given to him by Admiral Yamamoto. 1043:over the course of a few hours in 704:, From 7 June to 19 October 1937, 322:Born to a farming family in rural 305:sorties hours after the announced 14: 1891: 1855:Japanese admirals of World War II 1648: 1096:Akiyoshi Endo—whose place in the 1623:, New York: Simon and Schuster. 1140: 876:, then transferring his flag to 498:on 1 December 1915 while aboard 257: 153: 128: 108: 1564: 1534: 1522: 1513: 1459: 1170:Nishida, Imperial Japanese Navy 944:. Operation Kon was canceled. 900:Force on 10 June 1944, and the 767: 486:escorted a convoy carrying the 457:New Zealand Expeditionary Force 336:Imperial Japanese Naval Academy 317: 1880:20th-century Japanese diarists 1343: 1317: 1291: 1187: 1173: 1164: 1117:The next morning, the crew of 455:carrying the main body of the 399: 363:and made a training cruise to 16:Imperial Japanese Navy admiral 1: 1708:11 August 1941 – 22 May 1943 1152: 835:on 18 April 1943 in what the 827:shot down both aircraft over 822:United States Army Air Forces 780:, August 1941 – February 1942 1679:Bio at World War II Database 1157: 926:Battle of the Philippine Sea 312: 209:Battle of the Philippine Sea 7: 1020:during the spring of 1945. 622: 551: 515:experimented with handling 283: 10: 1896: 1050: 708:made a training cruise to 18: 1759: 1710: 1699: 1691: 1686: 1072:made a radio announcement 953:Battle of the Sibuyan Sea 668:Ugaki as captain 1932–38. 657:, and he was promoted to 616: 277: 253: 219:Battle of the Sibuyan Sea 186: 164: 149: 141: 121: 103: 85: 65: 59: 55: 43: 36: 1029:expected Allied invasion 904:Force got underway from 792:began with the Japanese 728:Second Sino-Japanese War 494:. Ugaki was promoted to 324:Akaiwa District, Okayama 199:Second Sino-Japanese War 1870:Japanese naval attachés 1146:Order of the Rising Sun 1129:Order of the Rising Sun 802:International Date Line 556:After his promotion to 309:at the end of the war. 263:Order of the Rising Sun 1753:Imperial Japanese Navy 1661:Imperial Japanese Navy 1627:Ugaki, Matome (1991). 1064: 1047:(Decisive Operation). 794:attack on Pearl Harbor 781: 733:Ugaki was promoted to 669: 444:and protected cruiser 291:Imperial Japanese Navy 289:was an admiral in the 136:Imperial Japanese Navy 1519:Ugaki, Fading Victory 1058: 814:Allied reporting name 775: 667: 661:on 10 December 1928. 535:to the west coast of 477:Royal Australian Navy 475:, and along with the 334:), Ugaki entered the 142:Years of service 1764:Minister of the Navy 949:Battle of Leyte Gulf 924:. In the resulting 638:lieutenant commander 511:on 1 December 1916. 418:Imperial German Navy 299:Battle of Leyte Gulf 214:Battle of Leyte Gulf 1850:People from Okayama 1193:Ugaki, pp. 669–670. 1067:On 15 August 1945, 1027:attacks during the 841:Operation Vengeance 408:on the side of the 1655:Nishida, Hiroshi. 1065: 1045:Operation Ketsu-Go 984:B-29 Superfortress 910:Philippine Islands 782: 693:commanding officer 670: 332:Okayama prefecture 307:surrender of Japan 1822: 1821: 1720: 1719: 1711:Succeeded by 1687:Military offices 1530:The Last Kamikaze 1500:combinedfleet.com 1446:combinedfleet.com 1411:combinedfleet.com 1356:combinedfleet.com 1330:combinedfleet.com 1304:combinedfleet.com 1278:combinedfleet.com 1135:Honors and awards 1002:Operation Kikusui 998:Battle of Okinawa 934:aircraft carriers 914:Marianas campaign 626:, short form: 海大 611:Naval War College 568:to the destroyer 519:and operated off 473:Western Australia 437:armoured cruiser 372:protected cruiser 350:. 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Index

Japanese name
surname

Okayama, Okayama
Okinawa
Empire of Japan
Imperial Japanese Navy

Vice Admiral
Yakumo
Hyūga
5th Air Fleet
World War I
Second Sino-Japanese War
World War II
Battle of the Philippine Sea
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Battle of the Sibuyan Sea
Battle off Samar
Japan campaign
Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign
Battle of Okinawa
ribbon bar
Order of the Rising Sun
Imperial Japanese Navy
World War II
Battle of Leyte Gulf
kamikaze
surrender of Japan
Akaiwa District, Okayama

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