Chūichi Nagumo
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Chūichi Nagumo was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II. Nagumo led Japan's main carrier battle group, the Kido Butai, in the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Indian Ocean raid and the Battle of Midway. He never recovered from the crushing defeat at Midway, and committed suicide during the Battle of Saipan.
Vice Admiral Nagumo (circa 1941–42)
Nagumo (left) with his middle school friend Ichiro Saeki in Seattle, Washington in 1925
Nagumo (front row, center) with the staff of the 1st Air Fleet on Akagi, 10 April 1941 - 14 July 1942
Nagumo in the bridge of Akagi en route to attack Pearl Harbor, 26 November - 7 December 1941
1st Air Fleet
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The 1st Air Fleet , also known as the Kidō Butai, was a name used for a combined carrier battle group comprising most of the aircraft carriers and carrier air groups of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the first eight months of the Pacific War.
Japanese seaplane carrier Wakamiya.
Admiral Chūichi Nagumo (Commander-in-Chief, 1st Carrier Division)
Vice Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi (2nd Carrier Division)
Vice Admiral Kakuji Kakuta (4th Carrier Division - from 1941)