Title: Sentaro Omori Description: Sentaro Omori (October 3, 1892-December 24, 1974), rear admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, who commanded Destroyer Squadron One, which accompanied the six carriers that attacked Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941; he directed the occupation of Attu in the Aleutian Islands, 1942-1943, and commanded a cruiser force at the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay, November 1-2, 1943, where his ships were badly mauled by U.S. Navy forces under the command of Rear Admiral Aaron S. "Tip" Merrill, who ambushed Omori's forces; Omori was relieved of his command for retreating in the face of inferior enemy forces and was sidelined for the remainder of the war; Category: World War II Keywords: admirals, air attacks, aircraft carriers, airplanes, aviation, destroyers, Imperial Japanese Navy, Japan, Japanese attack, Japanese naval officers, military leaders, Second World War, World War II, WWII Orientation: Portrait Dimensions: 600 x 747 (1.25) Print Size: 5.1 x 6.3 cm; 2.0 x 2.5 inches File Size: 1.28 MB (1,346,322 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000010471 Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection
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