Here's what I have for the wartime positions...TIA for any help in filling blanks.
AKAGI
LCDR / CDR MIURA Gishiro (51) - 1 April 1941 - 5 June 1942 (CDR on 15 October 1941.)
KAGA
CDR / CAPT* KODOTA Kazuharu (50) - 20 August 1941 - 4 June 1942 (KIA)
SORYU
??? - 16 August 1937 - ???
LCDR ASANOUMI ??? (??) - ??? - 4 June 1942
HIRYU
??? - 1 April 1939 - ???
LCDR CHO ??? (??) - ??? - 5 June 1942
SHOKAKU
(EO) - CDR TSUKAMOTO Hoichiro (??) - ??? - 8 August 1941
CDR TSUKAMOTO Hoichiro (??) - 8 August 1941 - ???
??? - ??? - 19 June 1944
ZUIKAKU
??? - 25 September 1941 - ???
CDR / CAPT* YANO Fusao (51) - ??? - 25 October 1944 (KIA)
JUNYO
I have no Navigators for this vessel.
HIYO
I have no Navigators for this vessel. Navigator (name unknown) was KIA at Philippine Sea.
TAIHO
I have no Navigators for this vessel.
UNRYU
(EO) - LCDR SHINBORI Masao (61) - 28 July 1944 - 6 August 1944
LCDR / CDR* SHINBORI Masao (61) - 6 August 1944 - 19 December 1944 (KIA)
AMAGI
I have no Navigators for this vessel.
KATSURAGI
(EO) - LCDR NAKAMURA Katsuo (60) - ??? - 15 October 1944
LCDR NAKAMURA Katsuo (60) - 15 October 1944 - 15 May 1945
??? - 15 May 1945 - 15 August 1945
SHINANO
(EO) - CDR / CAPT NAKAMURA Noboru (52) - 25 September 1944 - 19 November 1944 (CAPT on 15 October 1944)
CAPT / RADM* YOKOTE Katsumi (52) - 19 November 1944 - 29 November 1944 (KIA)
CV Navigators?
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Re: CV Navigators?
Hello ijnfleetadmiral,
fontessa
According to page 46 of JACAR C13072076700, CDR TAKU Takeo was appointed on 15 November 1939.ijnfleetadmiral wrote: AKAGI
According to page 20 of JACAR C13072072200, LCDR OTOMO Bunkichi was appointed on 16 August 1937.ijnfleetadmiral wrote: SORYU
??? - 16 August 1937 - ???
LCDR ASANOUMI ??? (??) - ??? - 4 June 1942
According to page 3 of C13072075600, CDR TAKU Takeo was appointed on 1 April 1939.ijnfleetadmiral wrote: HIRYU
??? - 1 April 1939 - ???
LCDR CHO ??? (??) - ??? - 5 June 1942
No one was appointed on 25 September 1941.ijnfleetadmiral wrote: ZUIKAKU
??? - 25 September 1941 - ???
CDR / CAPT* YANO Fusao (51) - ??? - 25 October 1944 (KIA)
No one was appointed on 15 May 1945.ijnfleetadmiral wrote: KATSURAGI
(EO) - LCDR NAKAMURA Katsuo (60) - ??? - 15 October 1944
LCDR NAKAMURA Katsuo (60) - 15 October 1944 - 15 May 1945
??? - 15 May 1945 - 15 August 1945
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