CV Gunnery Officers?
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CV Gunnery Officers?
Here's what I have for the wartime positions...TIA for any help in filling in blanks.
AKAGI
??? - 5 April 1941 - 5 June 1942
KAGA
??? - 15 December 1938 - ???
LCDR / CDR* MIYANO Tosaburo (52) - ??? - 4 June 1942 (KIA)
SORYU
??? - 16 August 1937 - ???
CDR KANAO Ryoichi (??) - ??? - 4 June 1942
HIRYU
I have no Gunnery Officers for this vessel.
SHOKAKU
I have no Gunnery Officers for this vessel.
ZUIKAKU
I have no Gunnery Officers for this vessel.
JUNYO
I have no Gunnery Officers for this vessel.
HIYO
I have no Gunnery Officers for this vessel.
TAIHO
I have no Gunnery Officers for this vessel.
UNRYU
(EO) - LCDR YAMAMOTO Jun (64) - ??? - 6 August 1944
LCDR / CDR* YAMAMOTO Jun (64) - 6 August 1944 - 19 December 1944 (KIA)
AMAGI
I have no Gunnery Officers for this vessel.
KATSURAGI
I have no Gunnery Officers for this vessel.
SHINANO
(EO) - CAPT YOKOTE Katsumi (52) - 5 November 1944 - 19 November 1944
CAPT / RADM* YOKOTE Katsumi (52) - 19 November 1944 - 29 November 1944 (KIA)
AKAGI
??? - 5 April 1941 - 5 June 1942
KAGA
??? - 15 December 1938 - ???
LCDR / CDR* MIYANO Tosaburo (52) - ??? - 4 June 1942 (KIA)
SORYU
??? - 16 August 1937 - ???
CDR KANAO Ryoichi (??) - ??? - 4 June 1942
HIRYU
I have no Gunnery Officers for this vessel.
SHOKAKU
I have no Gunnery Officers for this vessel.
ZUIKAKU
I have no Gunnery Officers for this vessel.
JUNYO
I have no Gunnery Officers for this vessel.
HIYO
I have no Gunnery Officers for this vessel.
TAIHO
I have no Gunnery Officers for this vessel.
UNRYU
(EO) - LCDR YAMAMOTO Jun (64) - ??? - 6 August 1944
LCDR / CDR* YAMAMOTO Jun (64) - 6 August 1944 - 19 December 1944 (KIA)
AMAGI
I have no Gunnery Officers for this vessel.
KATSURAGI
I have no Gunnery Officers for this vessel.
SHINANO
(EO) - CAPT YOKOTE Katsumi (52) - 5 November 1944 - 19 November 1944
CAPT / RADM* YOKOTE Katsumi (52) - 19 November 1944 - 29 November 1944 (KIA)
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Re: CV Gunnery Officers?
Hello ijnfleetadmiral,
fontessa
According to page 27 of JACAR C13072080600, LCDR MIURA Gishiro was appointed on 1 April 1945.ijnfleetadmiral wrote: AKAGI
??? - 5 April 1941 - 5 June 1942
No one was appointed on 15 December 1938.ijnfleetadmiral wrote: KAGA
??? - 15 December 1938 - ???
LCDR / CDR* MIYANO Tosaburo (52) - ??? - 4 June 1942 (KIA)
According to page 20 of JACAR C13072072200, LCDR MAEDA Kanji was appointed on 16 August 1937.ijnfleetadmiral wrote: SORYU
??? - 16 August 1937 - ???
CDR KANAO Ryoichi (??) - ??? - 4 June 1942
According to page 4 of C13072075600, CDR TAKU TAKEO was appointed on 1 April 1939.ijnfleetadmiral wrote: HIRYU
I have no Gunnery Officers for this vessel.
According to page 14 of JACAR C13072105200, YAMAGUCHI Takayoshi was appointed on 20 May 1945.ijnfleetadmiral wrote: AMAGI
I have no Gunnery Officers for this vessel.
fontessa
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Re: CV Gunnery Officers?
Thanks for this! A couple of clarifications:
According to most sources, he was Navigator, not Gunnery Officer.fontessa wrote: According to page 27 of JACAR C13072080600, LCDR MIURA Gishiro was appointed on 1 April 1945.
You also have him listed as being posted as Navigator in another thread. Another translation of his name is TAHISA Takeo, and I have him listed as Navigator in several other vessels.fontessa wrote: According to page 4 of C13072075600, CDR TAKU TAKEO was appointed on 1 April 1939.
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Re: CV Gunnery Officers?
Hello ijnfleetadmiral,
I was confused a little.
fontessa
I was confused a little.
CDR MIURA Gishiro was appointed as the navigator officer of AKAGI on 1 April 1941.ijnfleetadmiral wrote:According to most sources, he was Navigator, not Gunnery Officer.fontessa wrote: According to page 27 of JACAR C13072080600, LCDR MIURA Gishiro was appointed on 1 April 1945.
According to page 4 of C13072075600, LCDR MAEDA Kanji (EO of Hiryu) was appointed as the gunnery offcer of Hiryu on 1 April 1939.ijnfleetadmiral wrote:You also have him listed as being posted as Navigator in another thread. Another translation of his name is TAHISA Takeo, and I have him listed as Navigator in several other vessels.fontessa wrote: According to page 4 of C13072075600, CDR TAKU TAKEO was appointed on 1 April 1939.
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