Kōsaku Aruga
Kōsaku Aruga | |
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Captain Aruga Kōsaku (1940-45) | |
| Native name | 有賀幸作 |
| Nickname | Chimney Man |
| Born | August 21, 1897 |
| Died | April 7, 1945 (aged 47) Southwest Kyūshū Sea |
| Buried | 30°43′N 128°04′E / 30.717°N 128.067°E |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Branch | Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Service years | 1917–1945 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral (posthumous) |
| Commands | Yūgao, Fuyō, Tachikaze, Akikaze, Matsukaze, Inazuma, 1st Minesweeper Division, 11th Destroyer Division, 4th Destroyer Division, Chōkai, Yamato |
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Kōsaku Aruga (有賀 幸作, Aruga Kōsaku; August 21, 1897 – April 7, 1945), was a career officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. He commanded the battleship Yamato during its final mission, Operation Ten-Go.