Aritomo Gotō

Aritomo Gotō
Rear Admiral Aritomo Gotō
Born	(1888-01-23)23 January 1888 Ibaraki, Japan
Died	12 October 1942(1942-10-12) (aged 54) Solomon Islands
Allegiance	Japan
Service/branch	Imperial Japanese Navy
Years of service	1910–1942
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands held	Tsuta, Urakaze, Numakaze, Nokaze, Uzuki, Nadakaze, Uranami, Matsukaze, Naka, Atago, Chōkai, Mutsu, Yamashiro, 27th Destroyer Group, 5th Destroyer Group, 10th Destroyer Group, 2nd Cruiser Division, Close Support Force, Invasion Force, Support Force Main Body, 6th Cruiser Division
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of Wake Island Invasion of Tulagi Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Savo Island Battle of Cape Esperance †
Awards	Order of the Rising Sun (4th class)

Aritomo Gotō (五藤存知, Gotō Aritomo^?, 23 January 1888 – 12 October 1942) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

Gotō was born in Ibaraki prefecture in 1888. He graduated from the 38th class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1910, ranked 30th out of a class of 149 cadets. As a midshipman, he served on the cruiser Kasagi and battleship Satsuma. On being commissioned as ensign in 1911, he was assigned to Iwami, followed by the submarine tender Toyohashi.

After his promotion to sub-lieutenant in 1913, Gotō served on the destroyer Murakumo. During World War I, he was sent to the South Pacific to man a radio outpost, and later as a crewman on the cruiser Chikuma. After his promotion to lieutenant in 1917, he served on the battleship Kongō, the destroyer Tanikaze and the cruiser Yakumo.