Shigeyoshi Inoue | |
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![]() Japanese Admiral Shigeyoshi Inoue | |
Native name | 井上 成美 |
Born | Sendai, Miyagi, Japan | December 9, 1889
Died | December 15, 1975[1] Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan | (aged 86)
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Years of service | 1909–1945 |
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Commands | Hiei, Naval Affairs Bureau, Naval Aviation Bureau, 4th Fleet, Naval Academy, Naval Construction Bureau, Naval Councillor |
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Awards | Order of the Rising Sun (1st class) |
Other work | Vice-Minister of the Navy |
Shigeyoshi Inoue (井上 成美, Inoue Shigeyoshi, December 9, 1889 – December 15, 1975) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. He was commander of the Japanese 4th Fleet and later served as Vice-Minister of the Navy. A noted naval theorist, he was a strong advocate of naval aviation within the Japanese Navy.[2] General (Prime Minister) Abe Nobuyuki was his brother-in-law.
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