Ōmori returned to school, and became a torpedo expert. He served as lieutenant on the destroyers Ashi and Nokaze and the battleship Mutsu before being given his first command on 1 December 1923: the destroyer Hibiki.
Through the 1920 and 1930s, Ōmori subsequently commanded the destroyers Namikaze, Kamikaze and Yugiri, seaplane tenderKawakami Maru, and finally the battleship Ise from 1939–1940, while steadily increasing in rank and returning at regular intervals to torpedo school to remain expert on the latest developments in torpedo technology and tactics. He was promoted to rear admiral on 15 November 1940.
Ōmori became Commandant of the Torpedo School, and was promoted to vice admiral on 1 July 1944. He was director of the Special Attack Division from 13 September 1944–10 August 1945, supervising work with the Kaiten human-guided torpedoes. At the very end of World War II, he was appointed Commander in Chief of the IJN 7th Fleet.
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Ōmori, sentarō, sentarō, Ōmori, 大森, 仙太郎, october, 1892, december, 1974, admiral, imperial, japanese, navy, during, world, sentarō, Ōmoriadmiral, sentarō, Ōmorinative, name大森, 仙太郎born, 1892, october, 1892kumamoto, prefecture, japandied24, december, 1974, 1974, . Sentarō Ōmori 大森 仙太郎 Ōmori Sentarō 3 October 1892 24 December 1974 was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II Sentarō ŌmoriAdmiral Sentarō ŌmoriNative name大森 仙太郎Born 1892 10 03 3 October 1892Kumamoto Prefecture JapanDied24 December 1974 1974 12 24 aged 82 1 Allegiance Empire of JapanService wbr branch Imperial Japanese NavyYears of service1913 1945RankVice AdmiralCommands heldHibiki Namikaze Kamikaze Yugiri Kawakami Maru Ise1st Destroyer Squadron 5th Cruiser Division IJN 7th FleetBattles warsWorld War II Attack on Pearl Harbor Indian Ocean Raid Battle of the Aleutian Islands Battle of Empress Augusta BayIn this Japanese name the surname is Ōmori Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 World War II 2 References 2 1 Books 3 External links 4 NotesBiography EditEarly life Edit Ōmori was born in Kumamoto prefecture and graduated from the 41st class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1913 He was ranked 16th out of 118 cadets He served his midshipman duty aboard the cruiser Azuma battleships Kongō and Iwami and was commissioned as an ensign in 1914 He subsequently served on the battleship Yamashiro and destroyer Shirayuki Ōmori returned to school and became a torpedo expert He served as lieutenant on the destroyers Ashi and Nokaze and the battleship Mutsu before being given his first command on 1 December 1923 the destroyer Hibiki Through the 1920 and 1930s Ōmori subsequently commanded the destroyers Namikaze Kamikaze and Yugiri seaplane tender Kawakami Maru and finally the battleship Ise from 1939 1940 while steadily increasing in rank and returning at regular intervals to torpedo school to remain expert on the latest developments in torpedo technology and tactics He was promoted to rear admiral on 15 November 1940 World War II Edit At the start of World War II Ōmori was in command of Destroyer Squadron 1 DesRon1 which accompanied the main strike force during the attack on Pearl Harbor It also participated in the Indian Ocean Raid of early 1942 During the Battle of Midway DesRon1 directed the occupation of Attu Island in the Battle of the Aleutian Islands Omori was given command of Cruiser Division 5 CruDiv5 Assigned to the Solomon Islands he was ordered to attack American transports off Bougainville Island in early November 1943 In the resultant Battle of Empress Augusta Bay of 1 2 November 1943 the Japanese forces heavy cruisers Myōkō and Haguro light cruisers Agano and Sendai and destroyers Shigure Samidare Shiratsuyu Naganami Hatsukaze and Wakatsuki suffered a decisive defeat Ōmori and his heavy cruisers narrowly escaped damage in an air raid at Rabaul New Britain the following day and retreated to the main Japanese base at Truk Caroline Islands Ōmori was relieved of his command for having withdrawn at Empress Augusta Bay against an inferior force and was sent back to Japan Ōmori became Commandant of the Torpedo School and was promoted to vice admiral on 1 July 1944 He was director of the Special Attack Division from 13 September 1944 10 August 1945 supervising work with the Kaiten human guided torpedoes At the very end of World War II he was appointed Commander in Chief of the IJN 7th Fleet Ōmori died on 24 December 1974 References EditThis article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations April 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Books Edit D Albas Andrieu 1965 Death of a Navy Japanese Naval Action in World War II Devin Adair Pub ISBN 978 0 8159 5302 9 Dull Paul S 1978 A Battle History of the Imperial Japanese Navy 1941 1945 Naval Institute Press ISBN 978 0 87021 097 6 Fuller Richard 1992 Shokan Hirohito s Samurai London Arms and Armour Press ISBN 978 1 85409 151 2 Hara Tameichi 1961 Japanese Destroyer Captain New York amp Toronto Ballantine Books ISBN 978 0 345 27894 4 Kilpatrick C W 1987 Naval Night Battles of the Solomons Exposition Press ISBN 978 0 682 40333 7 Lacroix Eric Linton Wells 1997 Japanese Cruisers of the Pacific War Naval Institute Press ISBN 978 0 87021 311 3 McGee William L 2002 Bougainville Campaign The Solomons Campaigns 1942 1943 From Guadalcanal to Bougainville Pacific War Turning Point Volume 2 Amphibious Operations in the South Pacific in WWII BMC Publications ISBN 978 0 9701678 7 3 Morison Samuel Eliot 1958 Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier vol 6 of History of United States Naval Operations in World War II Castle Books ISBN 978 0 7858 1307 1 External links EditNaval History via Flix Sentaro Omori Retrieved 2007 02 28 Nishida Hiroshi Imperial Japanese Navy Archived from the original on 2013 01 30 Retrieved 2007 02 25 Hackett Bob Sander Kingsepp HIJMS HAGURO Tabular Record of Movement Combinedfleet com Retrieved 2006 06 14 Muir Dan Order of Battle Battle of Empress Augusta Bay 2 November 1943 Retrieved 2007 06 14 O Hara Vincent BATTLE OF EMPRESS AUGUSTA BAY November 2 1943 Retrieved 2007 06 14 Notes Edit Nishida Imperial Japanese Navy Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ōmori Sentarō amp oldid 1082480342, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
