Raizō Tanaka nickname(s):
Raizō Tanaka
Raizō Tanaka date of birth:
April 27, 1892
How old was Raizō Tanaka when died?
77
Where was Raizō Tanaka born?
Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
When did Raizō Tanaka die?
July 9, 1969
Where did Raizō Tanaka die?
Japan
Raizō Tanaka body shape:
Average
What color are Raizō Tanaka's eyes?
Black
What color is Raizō Tanaka's hair?
Salt and Pepper
Is Raizō Tanaka gay or straight?
Straight
What is Raizō Tanaka's ethnicity?
Asian
What is Raizō Tanaka nationality?
Japanese
What is Raizō Tanaka's occupation?
Military man
Short Biography
Raizō Tanaka (田中 頼三 Tanaka Raizō, 27 April 1892 – 9 July 1969) was a rear admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during most of World War II. A specialist in the heavy torpedoes that were carried by all the destroyers and cruisers of the IJN, Tanaka mainly commanded destroyer squadrons, with a cruiser or two attached, and he was the primary leader of the "Tokyo Express" reinforcement and resupply shipments during the long campaign for the island of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands of the South Pacific Ocean. In his command capacity, Tanaka faced the surface task forces of the United States Navy and its few New Zealander allies many times, often achieving either a victory over, or a stalemate with, often larger enemy squadrons, mostly in night battles. From the Americans, Tanaka acquired the nickname of "Tenacious Tanaka" for his stalwart opposition.