Raizō Tanaka (田中 頼三, Tanaka Raizō, 27 April 1892 – 9 July 1969) was a rear admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during most of World War II. A...

actor Raizo Matsuno (松野 頼三, 1917–2006), Japanese politician Raizō Tanaka, admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II Morita Raizō (守田 来蔵...

Ichikawa Raizō VIII (八代目 市川 雷蔵, Hachidaime Ichikawa Raizō, August 29, 1931 – July 17, 1969) was a Japanese film and kabuki actor. His birth name was Akio...

transports were guarded by 13 warships commanded by Japanese Rear Admiral Raizō Tanaka, who planned to land the troops on Guadalcanal on 24 August. To cover...

exposed the US cruisers' positions. Under the command of Rear Admiral Raizō Tanaka, Japanese destroyers quickly launched Type 93 "Long Lance" torpedoes...

professional wrestler Paul Tanaka American law enforcement officer and politician Raishō Tanaka (田中頼璋, 1868–1940), Japanese painter Raizō Tanaka (田中 頼三, 1892–1969)...

originating there. Throughout the campaign for Guadalcanal, Rear Admiral Raizō Tanaka often commanded the nighttime runs of the "Tokyo Express", fast warships...

slower transport ships and 12 escorting destroyers, under the command of Raizō Tanaka, began its run down The Slot from the Shortlands with an estimated arrival...

Kakuei Tanaka (田中 角栄, Tanaka Kakuei, 4 May 1918 – 16 December 1993) was a Japanese politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1972 to 1974...

Nachi returned to Palau and were then reassigned to the Rear Admiral Raizō Tanaka, whose attack force covered landings at Davao on 19 December and Jolo...

and four patrol boats, with the escort force commanded by Rear Admiral Raizō Tanaka, who flew his flag in Jintsū. Also departing from Rabaul to help protect...

ships were far out of position and were unable to comply. Rear Admiral Raizō Tanaka, who was escorting a supply convoy to Guadalcanal and had thus far not...

Takagi commanded this force, he left the operation details to Rear-Adm. Raizō Tanaka. The battle plan intends for the Sasebo Combined Landing Force, as well...

Tassafaronga; A smaller squadron of Imperial Japanese Navy destroyers led by Raizō Tanaka defeats a U.S. Navy cruiser force under Carleton H. Wright. 1947 – Civil...

Nobusuke, Prime Minister of Japan Shohei Ono, Olympic gold medalist judoka Raizō Tanaka, admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy "Yamaguchi City official statistics"...

was equivalent to only 10% of that of the United States. Vice Admiral Raizō Tanaka remarked "There is no question that Japan's doom was sealed with the...

Cadets. His classmates included Ryūnosuke Kusaka, Masatomi Kimura and Raizō Tanaka. Aoki was promoted to captain in 1937, and was made commander of the...

attacked the Japanese destroyer Teruzuki (then the flagship of Rear Admiral Raizō Tanaka), successfully hitting her with torpedoes. Depth charges on the ship...

Yoshio Kanemasu) AR Akashi (Capt. Tsunekichi Fukuzawa) Rear Admiral Raizo Tanaka in Jintsu Transport Group carrying about 5000 troops under Captain Minoru...

Admiral Raizō Tanaka that were intended to reinforce Guadalcanal were delayed and diverted. All that night, Henderson Field was bombarded by Tanaka's destroyers...

and Nachi returned to Palau, and were then reassigned to Rear Admiral Raizō Tanaka, whose attack force covered landings at Davao on 19 December and Jolo...

Kei Horie Masami Horiuchi Shigeki Hosokawa Hyde (Hideto Takarai) Ichikawa Raizō VIII Koide Ichijūrō Utaemon Ichikawa Hiroki Iijima Chosuke Ikariya Ryō Ikebe...

April 26 – Richard L. Conolly, American admiral (d. 1962) April 27 – Raizō Tanaka, Japanese admiral (d. 1969) April 28 – Joseph Dunninger, American mentalist...

Captain Raizō Tanaka from 1 December 1938 to 15 December 1938. On 26 November 1941, Jintsū became the flagship of Rear Admiral Raizō Tanaka and DesRon...

Seas Force Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa Reinforcement Group Rear Admiral Raizo Tanaka Transport Unit 1 auxiliary cruiser: Kinryu Maru Embarking 800 men of...

centered around Destroyer Squadron 2 led by Rear Admiral Raizō Tanaka. On 31 August, Tanaka was temporarily replaced in this role by Rear Admiral Shintarō...

(Commander: Rear. Adm. Kyūji Kubo): - 2nd Escort Unit (Commander: Rear. Adm. Raizō Tanaka): 2nd Destroyer Squadron (Jintsu) 8th Destroyer Division (Ōshio, Asashio...

Destroyer Division Sadamichi Kajioka: Commander of 6th Destroyer Flotilla Raizo Tanaka: Commander of 2nd Destroyer Unit "Tokyo Express" Shintaro Hashimoto:...

(b. 1898) July 9 – Raizō Tanaka, Japanese admiral (b. 1892) July 15 – Peter van Eyck, German actor (b. 1911) July 17 – Ichikawa Raizō VIII, Japanese actor...

Kurita Kiyohide Shima Jinichi Kusaka Shōji Nishimura † Gunichi Mikawa Raizo Tanaka Hitoshi Imamura Harukichi Hyakutake Minoru Sasaki Hatazō Adachi Casualties...