Vice-Admiral Matome Ugaki
Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) Chief of Staff Combined Fleet
Died August 15, 1945 aboard D4Y Judy 701-122 on a Kamikaze Mission Background
Matome Ugaki 宇垣 纏 was born February 15 1890 in Akaiwa District, Okayama (today Okayama city) in Okayama Prefecture in Japan. Ugaki kept a personal diary that survived the Pacific War and in 1991 was first published and translated to English as Fading Victory The Diary of Admiral Matome Ugaki, 1941-1945.
He joined the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1912 and placed 9th in the class of 144 cadets. Afterwards, served on cruiser Azuma, Hirado. On December 1, 1913 commissioned as an Ensign and assigned to Ibuki, Kongo, Iwate and destroyer Nara. On December 1, 1918 promoted to Lieutenant and attended Naval artillery school and then as gunnery officer on destroyer Minekaze. During 1924 attended Naval Staff College and promoted to Lieutenant Commander and served aboard light cruiser Ō
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