CA Officers

[ijnfleetadmiral]

More personnel questions...TIA for any help on these. If only the JACAR records were in document formats where one could copy-paste into a translator! (Of course, if they were, I'd probably go without sleep for three weeks, so maybe it's a good thing they aren't! )

FURUTAKA
Was CDR ISHIKI Takatomi (49) XO since the beginning of the war? When was he posted aboard?

KAKO
I imagine she had only one wartime XO...any idea who this was, and when was he assigned?

EDIT: I posted this same question on another forum, and someone mentioned the final XO as being a CDR TAWARA. Obviously it was not TAWARA Yoshioki, but I did find in a list of officers a CAPT TAWARA Akioto from Eta Jima 48. Was this the officer? If so, I just need the date he was posted aboard.

AOBA
Was XO position vacant from 12 October 1942 - 24 December 1942? (Previous XO CDR (CAPT post.) NAKAMURA Kenji (48) was KIA at Cape Esperance.)

When was CDR ISHISAKA Takeo (50) relieved as XO?

HAGURO
Who was XO for the first part of the war, ending 10 November 1942?

ASHIGARA
Who were the wartime XOs until 8 March 1943?

ATAGO
When was CDR NEGISHI Minoru (49) relieved as XO (he was appointed 26 December 1942)?

Who were CDR NEGISHI's successors from the time of his relief until ATAGO's loss on 23 October 1944?

TAKAO
XOs from 15 October 1940 - 5 December 1942

Who was XO from 15 January 1945 onward?

MAYA
XO from 1 May 1943 - 25 April 1943

CHOKAI
XO from 1 September 1943 - 1 June 1944

[fontessa]

Hello ijnflltadmirall,

If only the JACAR records were in document formats where one could copy-paste into a translator!

One possibility is to use a OCR (Optical Character Recognition) software. But it is necessary for the OCR software to read old kanjis even on the manuscript which inclined.

TIA for any help on these.

I can answer only to the question about WHO who has the correct appointment day. (It is difficult to answer to the question about WHEN.)

FURUTAKA
Was CDR ISHIKI Takatomi (49) XO since the beginning of the war? When was he posted aboard?

According to page 34 of JACAR C13072079000, CDR BABA Masaharu was posted FURUTAKA XO on 15 Oct 1940.

HAGURO
Who was XO for the first part of the war, ending 10 November 1942?

According to page 34 of JACAR C13072079000, CDR YASUKAWA Masaharu was posted HAGURO XO on 15 Oct 1940.
According to page 25 of JACAR C13072088000, the XO on 10 Nov 1942 was CAPT NISHIZAWA Seiji.

ASHIGARA
Who were the wartime XOs until 8 March 1943?

According to page 35 of JACAR C13072089900, CDR SHIGEHISA Chikashi was AHIGARA XO until 9 March 1943.

TAKAO
XOs from 15 October 1940 - 5 December 1942

According to page 18 of JACAR C13072088500, CDR SUGIURA Keizaburo was posted TAKAO XO.

MAYA
XO from 1 May 1943 - 25 April 1943

According to page 22 of JACAR C13072085300, CDR INOUE Otohiko was posted MAYA XO on 1 May 1942.

fontessa

[ijnfleetadmiral]

Thanks for the info, fontessa...you've helped a lot in these inquiries! Here's my listing of wartime XOs for the CAs thus far; please let me know if you can provide any more info. Again, thanks for all your help thus far.

FURUTAKA
CDR BABA Masaharu (47) - 15 October 1940 - ???
CDR ISHIKI Takatomi (49) - ??? - 12 October 1942

KAKO
CDR TAWARA Akioto (48) - 10 November 1941 - 10 August 1942

AOBA
CDR MIZOHATA Sadakazu (46) - 15 October 1940 - 30 December 1941
CDR / CAPT* NAKAMURA Kenji (48) - 30 December 1941 - 12 October 1942 (KIA at Cape Esperance)
??? - 12 October 1942 - 24 December 1942 (I'm guessing this was VACANT during this time?)
CDR ISHISAKA Takeo (50) - 24 December 1942 - ???
??? - ??? - 28 July 1945

KINUGASA
CDR / CAPT* MIYAZAKI Fusao (48) - 1 April 1941 - 14 November 1942 (KIA)

NACHI
I have no XOs after 25 September 1941.

HAGURO
CDR YASUKAWA Masaharu (??) - 15 October 1940 - ???
CDR / CAPT NISHIZAWA Seiji (48) - ??? - 10 November 1942 (CAPT on 1 November 1942)
CDR / CAPT ISHIKI Takatomi (49) - 10 November 1942 - 6 November 1943 (CAPT on 1 May 1943)
CDR / CAPT / RADM* Ono Itaru (50) - 6 November 1943 - 16 May 1945 (KIA) (CAPT on 1 May 1944)

MYOKO
CDR TAKESHITA Nobutoyo (48) - 25 September 1941 - 25 November 1942
??? - 25 November 1942 - November 1943
CDR TOMURA Kiyoshi (49) - November 1943 - 11 April 1944 (Possible; don't know for sure.)
??? - 11 April 1944 - 15 August 1945

ASHIGARA
CDR SHIGEHISA Chikashi (??) - ??? - 8 March 1943
CDR / CAPT KAMIOKA Kohyo (48) - 8 March 1943 - 28 July 1944 (CAPT on 1 May 1943)
CDR / CAPT SAKUMA Yoshiya (53) - 28 July 1944 - 8 June 1945 (CAPT on 15 October 1944)

ATAGO
CDR / CAPT UEDA Yasuhiko (47) - 15 October 1940 - 26 December 1942 (CAPT on 1 May 1942)
CDR NEGISHI Minoru (49) - 26 December 1942 - ???
??? - ??? - 23 October 1944

TAKAO
??? - 15 October 1940 - 5 December 1942
CDR / CAPT SUGIURA Keizaburo (49) - 5 December 1942 - 22 November 1943 (CAPT on 1 November 1943)
CDR / CAPT HORIUCHI Toyoaki (50) - 22 November 1943 - 15 January 1945 (CAPT on 1 May 1944)
??? - 15 January 1945 - 15 August 1945

MAYA
CDR KONDO Saburo (46) - 15 April 1941 - 1 May 1942
CDR INOUE Otohiko (48) - 1 May 1942 - 25 April 1943
CDR TOMURA Kiyoshi (49) - 25 April 1943 - 10 April 1944
CDR / CAPT / RADM* NAGAI Teizo (51) - 10 April 1944 - 23 October 1944 (KIA) (CAPT on 15 October 1944)

CHOKAI
CDR KATO Kenkichi (48) - 10 November 1941 - 27 June 1942
CDR / CAPT SAWAMURA Seiji (49) - 27 June 1942 - 1 September 1943 (CAPT on 1 May 1943)
??? - 1 September 1943 - 1 June 1944
CDR / CAPT / RADM* KAMIKAWA Takeo (51) - 1 June 1944 - 25 October 1944 (KIA) (CAPT on 15 October 1944)

MOGAMI
CDR FUKUOKA Tokujiro (48) - 20 August 1941 - 20 August 1942
CDR SAKUMA Yoshiya (53) - 20 August 1942 - 1 April 1943
CDR / CAPT / RADM* HASHIMOTO Uroku (50) - 1 April 1943 - 25 October 1944 (KIA) (CAPT on 15 October 1944)

MIKUMA
CDR / CAPT* TAKASHIMA Hideo (47) - 11 August 1941 - 6 June 1942 (KIA)

SUZUYA
CDR TANAKA Masamichi (47) - 18 June 1941 - 5 March 1943
CDR / CAPT MATSUDA Gengo (49) - 5 March 1943 - 20 June 1944 (CAPT on 1 November 1943)
??? - 20 June 1944 - 25 October 1944

KUMANO
CDR / CAPT MIFUNE Denzo (49) - 3 September 1941 - 15 October 1943 (CAPT on 1 May 1943)
CDR / CAPT / RADM* SANADA Yuji (50) - 15 October 1943 - 25 November 1944 (KIA) (CAPT on 15 October 1944

TONE
I have no XOs for her after 15 November 1940. I have a CDR MII Junsuke as being XO in early 1944 (Indian Ocean cruise), but I have no info other than that.

CHIKUMA
CDR / CAPT* HIROSE Sadatoshi (47) - 10 April 1941 - 26 October 1942 (KIA at Santa Cruz)
VACANT - 26 October 1942 - 5 February 1943
CDR / CAPT SHIRAHAMA Masashichi (49) - 5 February 1943 - 25 December 1943 (CAPT on 1 November 1943)
CDR / CAPT / RADM* YAMAUCHI Teizo (49) - 25 December 1943 - 25 October 1944 (KIA) (CAPT on 15 October 1944

[fontessa]

Hello ijnflltadmirall,

NACHI
I have no XOs after 25 September 1941.

I found one.
According to page 45 of JACAR C13072092700, CDR OKAJIMA takashi was posted on 1 September 1943.

MYOKO
??? - 25 November 1942 - November 1943

According to page 15 of JACAR C13072088300, the XO was CDR SAETSU Tatsuo.

CHOKAI
??? - 1 September 1943 - 1 June 1944

According to page 3 of JACAR C13072099400, CAPT OTSUKA Teiji was relieved as the XO on 1 June 1944. But he was not in the document dated 1 September 1943. Is sure this date?

TONE
I have no XOs for her after 15 November 1940. I have a CDR MII Junsuke as being XO in early 1944 (Indian Ocean cruise), but I have no info other than that.

According to page 8 of JACAR C13072079500, CDR TERANIHI Takechiyo was posted on 15 November.

fontessa

[ijnfleetadmiral]

Thanks very much...this fills in some more blanks, and also gives me a little more on the career of Tone's XO.

[fontessa]

Hello ijnflltadmirall,

CHOKAI

According to page 4 of JACAR C13072079300, CDR TAKAHASI SAKAE was the XO of CHOKAI from ???? to 1 November 1940.
According to page 4 of JACAR C13072079300, CDR ISHIHARA Shigeru was appointed as the XO of CHOKAI on 1 November 1940.

TAKAO

According to page 7 of JACAR C13072079500, CDR KAJIWARA Sueyoshi was appointed as the XO of TAKAO on 15 November 1940.

CHIKUMA

According to page JACAR C13072079500, OGAWA Nobuyoshi was appointed as the XO of CHIKUMA on 15 November 1940.

MOGAMI

According to page 7 of JACAR C13072079500, CDR SAWA Isao was appointed as the XO of MOGAMI on 15 November 1940.

KAKO

According to page 7 of JACAR C13072079500, CDR AMAYA Yoshishige was appointed as the XO of KAKO.

KINUGASA

According to page 7 of JACAR C13072079500, CDR ITAGAKI Subaru was appointed as the XO of KINUGASA on 15 November 1940.

KUMANO

According to page 20 of JACAR C13072074800, CDR SHIMA Mineji was dismissed the XO of KUMANO on 15 December 1938.
According to page 20 of JACAR C13072074800, CDR YAGI Kyugo was appointed as the XO of KUMANO on 15 December 1938.

AOBA

According to page 20 of JACAR C13072074800, CDR TAKAHASHI Shiori was appointed as the XO of AOBA on 15 December 1938.
According to page 18 of JACAR C13072082300, CDR MIZOHATA Sadakazu was dismissed the XO of KUMANO on 25 September 1941.
According to page 18 of JACAR C13072082300, CDR NAKAMURA Joji was appointed as the XO of AOBA on 25 September 1941.

MYOKO

According to page 21 of JACAR C13072074800, CDR NAKASE Sakano(?) was appointed as the XO of MYOKO on 15 December 1938.
According to page 18 of JACAR C13072082300, CDR MATSUO Yoshiyasu was dismissed the XO of MYOKO on 25 September 1941.
According to page 18 of JACAR C13072082300, CDR TAKESHITA Nobutoyo was appointed as the XO of MYOKO on 25 September 1941.

MAYA

According to page 21 of JACAR C13072074800, CDR KAIZUKA Takeo was appointed as the XO of MAYA on 15 December 1938.

FURUTAKA

According to page 21 of JACAR C13072074800, CDR YOSHIDA Kiichi was appointed as the XO of FURUTAKA on 15 December 1938.

SUZUYA

According to page 23 of JACAR C13072074800, CDR FUKUDA Hisayuki was appointed as the XO of SUZUYA on 15 December 1938.

TONE

According to page 23 of JACAR C13072074800, CDR ISHIHATA Shiro was appointed as the XO of TONE on 15 December 1938.
According to page 5 of JACAR C13072081800, CDR YAMAYA Taro was appointed as the XO of TONE on 21 August 1941.

ATAGO

According to page 18 of JACAR C13072082300, CDR UEDA Yasuhiko was dismissed the XO of ATAGO on 25 September 1941.
According to page 18 of JACAR C13072082300, CDR YANAHARA Masuzo was appointed as the XO of ATAGO on 25 September 1941.

NACHI

According to page 18 of JACAR C13072082300, CDR SAITO Yasuzo was dismissed the XO of NACHI on 25 September 1941.
According to page 18 of JACAR C13072082300, CDR ICHIKAWA Ju was appointed as the XO of NACHI on 25 September 1941.

fontessa

[ijnfleetadmiral]

Many thanks! To save space in the thread, here's what I'm still looking for wartime-wise:

FURUTAKA
CDR BABA Masaharu (47) - 15 October 1940 ???
CDR ISHIKI Takatomi (49) - ??? - 12 October 1942

AOBA
CDR ISHISAKA Takeo (50) - 24 December 1942 - ???
??? - ??? - 28 July 1945

NACHI
CDR ICHIKAWA Shigeru (48) - 25 September 1941 - ???
??? - 1 September 1943
CDR OKAJIMA Takashi (50) - 1 September 1943 - ???
??? - ??? - 5 November 1944

HAGURO
CDR YASUKAWA Masaharu (??) - 15 October 1940 - ???
??? - ??? - ???
CDR / CAPT NISHIZAWA Seiji (??) - ??? - 10 November 1942

MYOKO
CDR SAETSU Tatsuo (49) - 25 November 1942 - ???
??? - ??? - 15 August 1945

ASHIGARA
??? - 15 October 1939 - ???
CDR SHIGEHISA Chikashi (??) - ??? - 8 March 1943

ATAGO
CDR NEGISHI Minoru (49) - 26 December 1942 - ???
??? - ??? - 23 October 1944

TAKAO
??? - 15 October 1941 - 5 December 1942
??? - 15 January 1945 - 15 September 1945

SUZUYA
??? - 20 June 1944 - 25 October 1944

TONE
CDR YAMAYA Taro (48) - 15 August 1941 - ???
??? - ??? - 24 July 1945

[fontessa]

Hello ijnfleetadmiral,

According to page 38 of JACAR C13072076700, CDR YAGI Kyugo was appointed as the XO of MYOKO on 15 November 1939.

According to page 38 of JACAR C13072076700, CDR SHIMAZU Nobuo was appointed as the XO of ASHIGARA on 15 November 1939.

According to page 38 of JACAR C13072076700, CDR TOYAMA Katsuo was appointed as the XO of MAYA on 15 November 1939.

According to page 39 of JACAR C13072076700, CDR SATO Yasuo was appointed as the XO of NACHI on 15 November 1939.

According to page 39 of JACAR C13072076700, CDR NAKATSU Narimoto was appointed the XO of AOBA 15 November 1939.

According to page 39 of JACAR C13072076700, CDR TAMURA Yasuo was appointed as the XO of HAGURO on 15 November 1939.

According to page 39 of JACAR C13072076700, CDR ASANO Shimpe was appointed as the XO of SUZUYA on 15 November 1939.

According to page 39 of JACAR C13072076700, CDR SHIBUYA Kiyomi was appointed as the XO of ATAGO on 15 November 1939.

According to page 39 of JACAR C13072076700, CDR KONISHI Yojin (?) was appointed as the XO of MIKUMA on 15 November 1939.

According to page 40 of JACAR C13072076700, CDR SAKAIHARA Shigematsu was appointed as the XO of CHIKUMA on 15 November 1939.

According to page 40 of JACAR C13072076700, CDR TAKASHIMA Mitsuji was appointed as the XO of KINUGASA on 15 November 1939.

According to page 40 of JACAR C13072076700, CDR KAGAYAMA Sotoo was appointed as the XO of KAKO on 15 November 1939.

According to page 40 of JACAR C13072076700, CDR SAKATA Yoshito was appointed as the XO of KUMANO on 15 November 1939.

According to page 42 of JACAR C13072076700, CDR MAYUZUMI Haruo was appointed as the XO of FURUTAKA on 15 November 1939.

According to page 7 of JACAR C13072079500, CDR KAJIWARA Sueo was appointed as the XO of TAKAO on 15 November 1940.

According to page 7 of JACAR C13072079500, CDR AMAYA Yoshishige was appointed as the XO of KAKO on 15 November 1940.

fontessa

[ijnfleetadmiral]

Great...thanks!