Toshihira Inoguchi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Toshihira Inoguchi

Date of Birth: 11-Aug-1896

Place of Birth: Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 24-Oct-1944

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Toshihira Inoguchi (?? ??, Inoguchi Toshihira, 11 August 1896 – 24 October 1944) was a Japanese Vice-Admiral and served as the commander of the Yamato-Class Battleship Musashi during World War II until his death. Inoguchi held various commands within the Imperial Japanese Navy and had a reputation as its best gunnery theorist.
During the Battle of Sibuyan Sea, Musashi was attacked by staggered waves of US Navy dive bombers and torpedo bombers and was sunk.
Inoguchi was wounded, and chose to go down with the ship.