Hiroaki Abe
| Hiroaki Abe | |
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Hiroaki Abe
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| Born | 15 March 1889 Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan |
| Died | 6 February 1949 (aged 59) |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Service/branch |
 Imperial Japanese Navy
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| Years of service | 1911–1943 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands held |
Jintsu, Fusō 8th Cruiser Division, Carrier Fleet Support Force, 11th Battleship Division |
| Battles/wars |
World War II * Attack on Pearl Harbor * Battle of Wake Island * Battle of Midway * Battle of the Eastern Solomons * Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands * Naval Battle of Guadalcanal |
Hiroaki Abe (阿部 弘毅 Abe Hiroaki?, 15 March 1889 – 6 February 1949) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
Abe was born in Yonezawa city in Yamagata prefecture in northern Japan. He graduated from the 39th class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1911, with a ranking of 26th out of a class of 148 cadets. As a midshipman, he served on the cruiser Soya and battleship Mikasa. After his promotion to ensign on 1 December 1912, he was assigned to the cruisers Nisshin and Chikuma, and the battleship Kongō.
After attending torpedo school and naval artillery school, he was promoted to sub-lieutenant and served on the destroyer Akebono, followed by the cruiser Chitose during World War I. However, it does not appear that Abe experienced combat during his tour of duty.
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