Date of birth:

May 24th, 1889

Date of death:

August 21st, 1965

Nationality:

Japanese

Promotions:
July 18th 1910: Sho-i Ko-hosai (Ensign);
December 1st, 1911: Sho-i (Warrant Officer);
December 1st, 1913: Chu-i (Lieutenant Junior Grade);
December 1st, 1917: Tahi-i (Lieutenant);
December 1st, 1923: Sho-sa (Lieutenant Commander);
November 30th, 1929: Chu-sa (Commander);
November 15th, 1935: Dai-sa (Captain);
May 1st, 1945: Sho-sho (Rear-admiral).

Career:
? - July 18th, 1910: Naval Academy;
December 1st, 1913: crew cruiser Suma (1895);
December 13th, 1914: Sasebo Naval District;
December 1st, 1917: crew battleschip Shikishima (1898);
December 18th, 1917: Chief navigation gunboat Uji (1903);
?: Chief navigation tanker Erimo (1920);
December 1st, 1922: Chief navigation cruiser Tone (1907);
December 1st, 1923: Chief navigation gunboat Hira (1921);
January 6th, 1925: Commanding Officer, gunboat Hira (1921);
June 15th, 1926: Chief navigation aircraft carrier Akagi (1925);
November 30th, 1929: Chief navigation battleship Haruna (1913);
December 1st, 1930: Chief navigation battleship Nagato (1919);
December 1st, 1931: Harbour staff Yokosuka;
November 15th,1935: Harbour manager Maizuru;
December 1st, 1937: Kure Naval District;
January 6th, 1938: Staff 4th Fleet;
January 10th, 1938: Chief 2ne Harbour;
December 15th, 1938: Sasebo Naval District;
February 10th, 1939 - September 28th, 1939: Commanding Officer, tanker Hayatomo (1922);
July 1st, 1939 : Commander, tanker Sata (1921);
February 15th, 1940: Sasebo Naval District;
October 3rd, 1940: Commander tanker Muroto (1918);
November 15th, 1940: Naval supervisor Katsuragi Maru (1931);
December 6th, 1940: Commanding Officer Aircraft Depot ship Katsuragi Maru (1931);
August 11th, 1941: Sasebo Naval District;
September 4th, 1941: Reserve;
September 20th, 1941 - March 10th, 1942: Naval supervisor m.s. Kano Maru (1933);
December 27th, 1942: Commanding Officer 57th Submarinechaser-Division;
October 16th, 1943: Commanding Officer 4th Harbour;
March 10th, 1946: retirement.

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