(1909-04-09)9 April 1909 Shimahara, Nagasaki, Empire of Japan
Died
26 October 1942(1942-10-26) (aged 33) Santa Cruz Islands
Allegiance
Empire of Japan
Service/branch
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (IJN)
Years of service
1930–1942
Rank
Captain
Unit
Kaga 13th Air Group 12th Air Group Akagi Shōkaku
Battles/wars
World War II: Second Sino-Japanese War Attack on Pearl Harbor Indian Ocean Raid Battle of Midway Battle of the Eastern Solomons Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands Solomon Islands Campaign
Shigeharu Murata (村田 重治, Murata Shigeharu) was a torpedo bomber pilot officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II. He was the commander of torpedo bombers in the Attack on Pearl Harbor that crippled several United States Navy (USN) battleships and during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands that resulted in the sinking of carrier Hornet. He was killed in action during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.
ShigeharuMurata (村田 重治, MurataShigeharu) was a torpedo bomber pilot officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II. He was the commander...
born 1949), Japanese jazz musician ShigeharuMurata (村田 重治, 1909–1942), Japanese torpedo bomber pilot officer Shigeharu Nakano (中野 重治, 1902–1979), Japanese...
attack, he led his dive bombers into immediate attack position. Lt Cmdr ShigeharuMurata, overall leader of the torpedo bombers, observed both flares and saw...
by 07:40. This first strike was commanded by Lieutenant Commander ShigeharuMurata, while the fighter cover was led by Lieutenants Ayao Shirane and Saneyasu...
B5N torpedo bombers, all under the command of Lieutenant Commander ShigeharuMurata. An additional escort consisted of four Shōkaku Zeros led by Lieutenant...
battle; among them was his academy classmate Lieutenant Commander ShigeharuMurata, who led the first wave strike that crippled Hornet. He was posthumously...
Cruz Islands. As the senior fighter leader in Lieutenant Commander ShigeharuMurata's first strike on the US carriers, he led 21 A6M Zeros (including eight...
prominent bomber pilots and aircrew also served with the unit, such as ShigeharuMurata, Sadamu Takahashi, Kiyoto Furuta, Keiichi Arima and Jūzō Mori. Notes...
year. However, on April 8, Daiwa Securities Group Holdings President Shigeharu Suzuki said, "There are no benefits to a merger at this time, and we have...
as a battle tactician, and was considered to be on par with Takenaka Shigeharu, another prominent tactician of the era. For his service, Yoshitaka received...
Tōgō 1 May 1945 Tadayuki Matsura 1 May 1945 Tomosaburō Miura 1 May 1945 Shigeharu Kitagawa 1 May 1945 Seizō Yamada 1 May 1945 Keinosuke Ikeda 1 May 1945...
Yaeko Nogami Meiro 1958 No award 1959 Hakuchō Masamune Kotoshi no aki Shigeharu Nakano Nashi no hana 1960 Shigeru Tonomura Miotsukushi 1961 No award 1962...
Production I.G GKIDS PG-13 93% October 15, 2016 Yo-kai Watch: The Movie Shigeharu Takahashi Shinji Ushiro OLM, Inc. Fathom Events — 80% November 18, 2016...
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Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (IJN)