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, was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. ==Biography== Gotō was a native of what is now the city of Daisen, Akita, and a graduate of the 37th class of the Imperial Japanese Navy Academy in 1909. After serving as a midshipman on the cruisers and he graduated from Naval Artillery School and Torpedo Warfare School in 1911, and served as a crewman on the cruisers , and from 1912-1914. As a lieutenant during World War I, he served on the battleship and cruiser , before receiving his first command, the destroyer on 26 April 1919. He subsequently commanded the destroyers and (as lieutenant commander, . In January 1923, Gotō was reassigned to river gunboats, as captain of the , and , returning in December 1924 as captain of the destroyer , followed by the in 1925. He was promoted to commander on 1 December 1926. After a brief period of shore duty, Gotō was given command of the destroyer in 1928, followed by the ; in December 1928 he was assigned as executive officer to the cruiser . From December 1929, Gotō was assigned to command minesweeper flotillas and destroyer squadrons and was promoted to captain in December 1931. He was given command of the cruiser in November 1933, followed by the in November 1934, and the battleship in December 1936. Gotō was promoted to read admiral on 1 December 1937. During the Second Sino-Japanese War he commanded the 5th Torpedo Squadron, followed by the 2nd Torpedo Squadron. He was promoted to Vice Admiral on 15 October 1941. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eiji Gotō」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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