Takeo Hirose
Japanese Naval officer
Died when: 35 years 305 days (430 months)Star Sign: Gemini
Hirose Takeo (????, Hirose Takeo), (May 27, 1868 – March 27, 1904) was a career officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy.He commanded the cargo vessel Fukui Maru during the Battle of Port Arthur in the Russo-Japanese War.
The ship was hit by coastal artillery, and despite being wounded, he drowned while looking for other survivors of the sinking, going down with his ship.
His selfless sacrifice elevated him to the status of a deified national hero.
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