Aritomo Gotō
Aritomo Gotō | |
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Vice Admiral (posthumous) | |
Commands held | Tsuta, Urakaze, Numakaze, Nokaze, Uzuki, Nadakaze, Uranami, Matsukaze, Naka, Atago, Chōkai, Mutsu, Yamashiro, 27th Destroyer Group, 5th Destroyer Group, 10th Destroyer Group, 2nd Cruiser Division, Close Support Force, Invasion Force, Support Force Main Body, 6th Cruiser Division[2] |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Order of the Rising Sun (4th class) |
Aritomo Gotō (五藤 存知, Gotō Aritomo, 23 January 1888 – 12 October 1942)[3] was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
Early career
Gotō was born in
After his promotion to sub-lieutenant in 1913, Gotō served on the
As a
Gotō was promoted to captain on 15 November 1933. He was assigned as commander of Destroyer Group 10, followed by captain of the cruisers Naka, Atago, Chōkai, and battleships Mutsu and Yamashiro.
Gotō became a rear admiral on 15 November 1939 and was made commander of Cruiser Division 2. On 10 September 1941 he was placed in command of Cruiser Division 6 (CruDiv6), consisting of the four heavy cruisers Aoba (Gotō's flagship), Furutaka, Kinugasa and Kako.[1]
World War II
On 23 December 1941, CruDiv6 supported the second assault on Wake Island in which Japanese troops were able to capture the island after the intense Battle of Wake Island. In May 1942, from CruDiv6, Gotō commanded an element of the "Main Body Support Force," providing cover, along with the light aircraft carrier Shōhō, for the Operation Mo offensive, including landings on Tulagi and an attempted assault on Port Moresby, New Guinea that resulted in the Battle of the Coral Sea. During the battle, U.S. aircraft attacked and sank Shōhō, with Gotō's cruisers located too far away to provide anti-aircraft protection for the carrier, for the loss of Lexington.[4]
Operating from
Notes
References
Books
- Cook, Charles O. (1992). The Battle of Cape Esperance: Encounter at Guadalcanal (Reissue ed.). Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-126-2.
- D'Albas, Andrieu (1965). Death of a Navy: Japanese Naval Action in World War II. Devin-Adair Pub. ISBN 0-8159-5302-X.
- Dull, Paul S. (1978). A Battle History of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1941-1945. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-097-1.
- Frank, Richard B. (1990). Guadalcanal : The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle. New York: ISBN 0-14-016561-4.
- Hara, Tameichi (1961). Japanese Destroyer Captain. New York & Toronto: ISBN 0-345-27894-1.
- Kilpatrick, C. W. (1987). Naval Night Battles of the Solomons. Exposition Press. ISBN 0-682-40333-4.
- Lacroix, Eric; Linton Wells (1997). Japanese Cruisers of the Pacific War. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-311-3.
- ISBN 0-316-58305-7.
- Poor, Henry Varnum; Henry A. Mustin; Colin G. Jameson (1994). The Battles of Cape Esperance, 11 October 1942 and Santa Cruz Islands, 26 October 1942 (Combat Narratives. Solomon Islands Campaign, 4-5). Naval Historical Center. ISBN 0-945274-21-1.
External links
- Horan, Mark. "Battle of Cape Esperance". Order of Battle. Archived from the original on 17 May 2006. Retrieved 17 May 2006.
- Nishida, Hiroshi. "Imperial Japanese Navy". Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2007.
- Office of Naval Intelligence (1943). "The Battle of Cape Esperance 11 October 1942". Combat Narrative. Publications Branch, Office of Naval Intelligence, United States Navy. Archived from the original on 13 May 2006. Retrieved 17 May 2006. - somewhat inaccurate on details, since it was written during the war
- Parshall, Jon; Bob Hackett; Sander Kingsepp. "IJN AOBA: Tabular Record of Movement". Combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 14 June 2006.