Chūichi Hara

Chūichi Hara
Chūichi Hara
Nickname(s)	"King Kong"
Born	March 15, 1889; Matsue, Shimane, Empire of Japan
Died	February 17, 1964 (aged 74); Japan
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Service/branch	Imperial Japanese Navy
Years of service	1911–1945
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands held	Tsuga, Ataka, Tatsuta, 5th Carrier Division, 8th Squadron, Combined Training Air Units, 11th Combined Air Group, 12th Combined Air Group, Kasumigaura Naval Air Group, 4th Fleet
Battles/wars	World War II Pacific War Battle of the Coral Sea; Solomon Islands campaign; Battle of the Eastern Solomons; Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands; Operation Hailstone; ; ;

Chūichi "King Kong" Hara (原忠一, Hara Chūichi, 15 March 1889 – 17 February 1964) was a Japanese admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Heavier and taller than the average Japanese person, he was nicknamed "King Kong" by his friends earlier in his career (but after 1933).

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