Shigeyoshi Inoue
| Shigeyoshi Inoue | |
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Japanese Admiral Shigeyoshi Inoue
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| Native name | 井上 成美 |
| Born |
December 9, 1889 Sendai, Miyagi, Japan |
| Died | December 15, 1975 (aged 86) Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Allegiance |
 Empire of Japan
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| Service/branch |
 Imperial Japanese Navy
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| Years of service | 1909-1945 |
| Rank | Admiral |
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| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Order of the Rising Sun (1st class) |
| Other work | Vice Minister of the Navy |
Shigeyoshi Inoue (井上 成美 Inoue Shigeyoshi?, 9 December 1889 – 15 December 1975) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. He was commander of the Japanese 4th Fleet and later served as Vice-Minister of the Navy. A noted naval theorist, he was a strong advocate of naval aviation within the Japanese Navy. General (Prime Minister) Abe Nobuyuki was his brother-in-law.
Inoue was a native of Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of Japan. He attended the 37th class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy, graduating second out of a class of 179 cadets in 1909. As a midshipman, he was assigned to the cruiser Soya on its 1909 cruise from Dairen to Chemulpo, Chinkai, Sasebo and Tsu. He stayed with Soya on its cruise the following year to Manila, Ambon, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, Hobart, Melbourne, Fremantle, Batavia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Makung, and Keelung. On his return, he was assigned to the battleship Mikasa, and then the cruiser Kasuga.
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