Tameichi Hara

Tameichi Hara
Tameichi Hara
Native name	原為一
Born	October 16, 1900; Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
Died	October 10, 1980 (aged 79)
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Branch	Imperial Japanese Navy
Years of service	1921–1945
Rank	Captain
Commands	Yūnagi, Nagatsuki, Amagiri, Yamagumo, Natsugumo, Ayanami, Amatsukaze, 19th Destroyer Division, 27th Destroyer Division, Yahagi
Battles / wars	World War II Pacific War Battle of the Java Sea; Battle of Midway; Battle of the Eastern Solomons; Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands; Naval Battle of Guadalcanal; Battle of Vella Gulf; Battle off Horaniu; Naval Battle of Vella Lavella; Battle of Empress Augusta Bay; Operation Ten-Go; ; ;

Tameichi Hara (原為一, Hara Tameichi; October 16, 1900 – October 10, 1980) was an Imperial Japanese naval commander during the Pacific War and the author of the IJN manual on torpedo attack techniques, notable for his skill in torpedo warfare and night fighting. Hara was the only IJN destroyer captain at the start of World War II to survive the entire war and his memoirs serve as an important source for historians.