Eikichi Kato

Captain Eikichi Kato (加藤 榮吉, Katō Eikichi) was a senior officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Kato was the senior officer of the Imperial Japanese Navy forces on the Bonis Peninsula and Buka Island during the latter stages of World War II.

Eikichi Kato
Born(1897-01-10)January 10, 1897
Monticello, Arkansas, U.S.
DiedAugust 1, 1946(1946-08-01) (aged 49)
Allegiance Japanese Empire
Service/branch Imperial Japanese Army
RankCaptain
Battles/warsSecond World War

Lieutenant Kawanishi Shotaro was appointed by Captain Kato as the envoy to meet Australian officers on 14 September 1945 off Soraken Peninsula, to discuss the surrender of the Imperial Japanese Navy forces on the Bonis Peninsula and Buka Island.[1] Kato was convicted of war crimes and was executed at Rabaul in 1946.[2]

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