Died aboard D4Y Judy on Kamikaze Mission on August 15, 1945. Ugaki kept a personal diary that survived the war and in 1991 was first published and translated to English as … However, U.S. Navy records do not indicate any successful 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. Background. 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. He placed 9th out of 144 cadets, and served as midshipman on the cruisers Azuma and Hirado. He was one of three survivors. Yamamoto′s aircraft crashed in the jungle, while Ugaki′s fell into the sea. He was one of three survivors. Yamamoto′s aircraft crashed in the jungle, while Ugaki′s fell into the sea. Sadly for Ugaki, his aircraft likely had crashed into the sea. Sadly for Ugaki, his aircraft likely had crashed into the sea. However, U.S. Navy records do not indicate any successful He was commissioned as ensign on 1 December 1913 and was assigned to the battlecruiser Ibuki. In 1924, Ugaki graduated from the 22nd class of the After he recovered from his wounds, in February 1944 Ugaki was placed in command of the 1st Battleship Division (Recalled to Japan in February 1945, Ugaki was appointed commander of Meanwhile, he gathered even more aircraft and hid them to be used in the same fashion in defense of Kyūshū against the 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. In 1924, Ugaki graduated from the 22nd class of the Traveling with Yamamoto in a separate bomber, both aircraft were shot down on 18 April 1943 over Bougainville in the Solomon Islands, in what the United States named After he recovered from his wounds, Ugaki was placed in command of the 1st Battleship Division (Recalled to Japan in February 1945, Ugaki was appointed commander of Endo served as radioman during the mission, sending Ugaki′s final messages, and a final message at 19:24, reported that the plane had begun its dive onto an American vessel. Matome Ugaki was born February 15 1890 in Akaiwa District, Okayama (today Okayama city) in Okayama Prefecture in Japan.
After his promotion to lieutenant on 1 December 1918, he attended naval artil… Traveling with Yamamoto in a separate bomber, both aircraft were shot down on 18 April 1943 over Bougainville in the Solomon Islands, in what the United States named Operation Vengeance. He subsequently served on the battlecruiser Kongō, cruiser Iwate and destroyer Nara. Born in Akaiwa District, Okayama (now part of Okayama city, Okayama prefecture), Ugaki graduated from the 40th class Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1912.
Endo served as radioman during the mission, sending Ugaki's final messages, the last of which at 19:24 reported that the plane had begun its dive onto an American vessel. Vice-Admiral Matome Ugaki. However, American records did not indicate any successful kamikaze attack that day.
Traveling with Yamamoto in a separate bomber, both aircraft were shot down on 18 April 1943 over Bougainville in the Solomon Islands, in what the United States named Operation Vengeance.
Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) Chief of Staff Combined Fleet.