21 August 1942(1942-08-21) (aged 49) Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
Allegiance
Empire of Japan
Service/branch
Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service
1916–1942
Rank
Major General (posthumous)
Battles/wars
Second Sino-Japanese War
Marco Polo Bridge incident
World War II
Pacific War
Guadalcanal campaign
Battle of the Tenaru †
Kiyonao Ichiki (一木 清直, Ichiki Kiyonao, 16 October 1892 – 21 August 1942) was an officer in the Japanese Imperial Army in World War II. Ichiki commanded the 28th Infantry Regiment "Ichiki detachment" in the Battle of the Tenaru. The regiment was disastrously defeated by the 1st Marine Regiment and of the 917 soldiers of Ichiki's 1st echelon, only 128 survived. Ichiki was either killed during the final stages of the battle, or performed ritual suicide (seppuku) shortly thereafter.
KiyonaoIchiki (一木 清直, IchikiKiyonao, 16 October 1892 – 21 August 1942) was an officer in the Japanese Imperial Army in World War II. Ichiki commanded...
Ichiki (written: 一木 or 市来) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: KiyonaoIchiki (一木 清直) (1892–1942), Japanese general Ichiki...
assault by the "First Element" of the "Ichiki" Regiment, under the command of Japanese Colonel KiyonaoIchiki. The Marines were defending the Lunga perimeter...
results. During the Guadalcanal campaign, on August 21, 1942, Colonel KiyonaoIchiki led 800 soldiers in a direct attack on the American line guarding Henderson...
such units were named after a leader, for example the Ichiki Detachment was named after KiyonaoIchiki, and the Yasuoka Detachment was named after Masaomi...
Nasu was in the Philippines and the 28th (Ichiki) Infantry Regiment, under the command of Colonel KiyonaoIchiki, was on board transport ships near Guam...
landing on Guadalcanal together with the forces commanded by Colonel KiyonaoIchiki. Oka commanded a portion of Japanese troops from the 35th Infantry Brigade...
Heinrich Rauchinger, Polish-born Austrian painter (b. 1858) August 21 – KiyonaoIchiki, Japanese army officer (killed in action) (b. 1892) August 22 – Michel...
(d. 1961) October 3 - Sentarō Ōmori, admiral (d. 1974) October 16 - KiyonaoIchiki, military officer (died 1942) December 15 - Akira Mutō, general (d....
sent from Rabaul on August 18 under the command of Japanese Colonel KiyonaoIchiki attempted to break through the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines's perimeter...
of the battle was so stunning that the Japanese commander, Colonel KiyonaoIchiki, committed seppuku shortly afterwards. Major General Alexander Vandegrift...
parcels, the first being a partial detachment commanded by Colonel KiyonaoIchiki, 917 men. IJN destroyers that had landed the unit later came under attack...
result of the outcome of the battle the Japanese commander, Colonel KiyonaoIchiki, committed seppuku shortly afterwards. General Alexander Vandegrift...
battle for Guadalcanal resume, with an elite army regiment under Colonel KiyonaoIchiki, en route from Guam, leading the way. After the meeting with the army...
As a result of the outcome of the battle Japanese commander, Colonel IchikiKiyonao, committed seppuku shortly afterwards. General Alexander Vandegrift...
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Empire of Japan
Imperial Japanese Army
Major General (posthumous)