Sentaro Omori

Sentarō Ōmori
Admiral Sentarō Ōmori
Native name	大森 仙太郎
Born	(1892-10-03)3 October 1892 Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Died	24 December 1974(1974-12-24) (aged 82)
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Service/branch	Imperial Japanese Navy
Years of service	1913-1945
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands held	Hibiki, Namikaze, Kamikaze, Yugiri, Kawakami Maru, Ise 1st Destroyer Squadron, 5th Cruiser Division, IJN 7th Fleet
Battles/wars	World War II Attack on Pearl Harbor Indian Ocean Raid Battle of the Aleutian Islands Battle of Empress Augusta Bay

Sentarō Ōmori (大森 仙太郎, Ōmori Sentarō^?, 3 October 1892 – 24 December 1974), was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

Ōmori was born in Kumamoto prefecture and graduated from the 41st class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1913. He was ranked 16th out of 118 cadets. He served his midshipman duty aboard the cruiser Azuma, battleships Kongō and Iwami, and was commissioned as an ensign in 1914. He subsequently served on the battleship Yamashiro and destroyer Shirayuki.

Ōmori returned to school, and became a torpedo expert. He served as lieutenant on the destroyers Ashi and Nokaze and the battleship Mutsu before being given his first command on 1 December 1923: the destroyer Hibiki.