Date of birth:

December 20th, 1897

Date of death:

August 31st, 1944

Nationality:

Japanese

Promotions:
November 21st, 1918: Sho-i Ko-hosai (Midshipsman);
August 1st, 1919: Sho-i (Sublieutenant);
December 1st, 1921: Chu-i (Lieutenant Junior Grade);
December 1st, 1924: Tahi-i (Lieutenant);
December 1st, 1931: Sho-sa (Lieutenant Commander);
December 1st, 1937: Chu-sa (Commander);
November 1st, 1942: Dai-sa (Captain);
August 31st, 1944: Sho-sho (Rear Admiral).

Career:
November 21st, 1918: armored cruiser Adzuma (1899);
August 1st, 1919: battlecruiser Kongo (1912);
January 30th, 1920: armored ship Mishima (1894);
June 1st, 1920: battleschip Aki (1907);
december 1st, 1920: Basecourse Torpedoschool;
May 20th, 1921: Basecourse Gunneryschool;
December 1st, 1921: destroyer Ayanami (1909);
December 1st, 1922: deputy Commander, transporship Nojima (1919);
April 10th, 1924: deputy Commander, battleship Shikishima (1898);
December 1st, 1924: Advanced course Torpedoschool;
December 1st, 1925: Torpedochief destroyer Tokitsukaze (1916);
december 1st, 1926: Torpedochief destroyer Asanagi (1924);
December 1st, 1927: Specialized Course, Torpedoscool;
December 10th, 1928: Instructor Torpedoscool;
August 28th, 1929: deputy Commander, oiler Sunosaki (1918);
February 1st, 1930: deputy Commander, Maizuru Naval Arsenal;
December 1st, 1931: Torpedochief, minelayer Shirataka (1929);
May 11th, 1934: Torpedochief, Sasebo Naval Arsenal;
November 15th, 1935: Staffofficer, Sasebo Naval Arsenal;
December 1st, 1937: Staffofficer, Naval Arsenal 1a;
February 15th, 1938: Staff, B-Edu, DoN;
October 15th, 1940: Assistant Staffofficer, 2F;
November 15th, 1940: Staffofficer, Naval Arsenal 1a;
March 10th, 1942: Staffofficer, Naval Arsenal 21a;
March 20th, 1942: Staffmember Yokosuka Naval Department;
April 25th, 1942: Chief Instructor Mineschool;
April 12th, 1943: Assistant Chief of Staff 8F;
April 13th, 1943 - August 31st, 1944: Commanding Officer, escort vessel Shirataka (1929).

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