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Jisaku Okada

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Jisaku Okada
Native name
岡田 次作
Born(1893-08-13)August 13, 1893
Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Empire of Japan
DiedJune 4, 1942(1942-06-04) (aged 48)
Pacific Ocean, near Midway Island
Allegiance Empire of Japan
Service / branch Imperial Japanese Navy
Years of service1914–1942
Rank Rear Admiral (posthumous)
Commands23rd Naval Air Group, Notoro, Ryūjō, Kaga
Battles / wars

Jisaku Okada (岡田 次作, 1893 – June 4, 1942) was an Imperial Japanese Navy captain.[1] During his career he was the commander of the seaplane tender Notoro and aircraft carrier Ryūjō. A couple of months before the start of the Second World War he was given the command of the Kaga. He was killed in action during the Battle of Midway when the ship was attacked by American dive bombers. Okada was posthumously promoted to Rear admiral.

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  1. ^ [1] World War II Database