Kaigun Jirei Koho 1945(1) - Part 24

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Kaigun Jirei Koho 1945(1) - Part 24

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Post by fontessa » 23 Apr 2015, 13:15

Hello ijnfleetadmiral,

Part 24; Divisions

According to pages 2 or 7 of JACAR C13072048700, major officers of Destroyer or Escort Divisions were as follows.
- CO (Shirei) (CAPT or CDR)
- Engineer Officer (CDR or LCDR)
- Medical Officer (LCDR or LT)
- Supply Officer (LCDR or LT)

According to page 4 of JACAR C13072048700, major officers of Submarine Division were as follows.
- CO (Shirei) (CAPT or CDR)
- Engineer Officer (CDR, LCDR or LT)

According to page 8 of JACAR C13072048700, major officers of Torpedo Boat Divisions were as follows.
- CO (Shirei) (CDR)
- Engineer Officer (LCDR)
- Medical Officer (LT)
- Supply Officer (LT)

According to page 9 of JACAR C13072048700, major officers of Minesweeper Divisions were as follows.
- CO (Shirei) (CDR)
- Engineer Officer (LCDR or LT)
- Medical Officer (LT)
- Supply Officer (LT)

According to page 10 of JACAR C13072048700, major officers of Subchaser Divisions were as follows.
- CO (Shirei) (CDR or LCDR)
- Engineer Officer (LCDR or LT)
- Medical Officer (LT)
- Supply Officer (LT)


1st Destroyer Division
Supply Officer
According to page 3 of JACAR C13072103500, LT IDA Tatsuo was appointed on 13 February 1945.

7th Destroyer Division
Medical Officer
According to page 39 of JACAR C13072103100, LT SHIRATO Saburo was appointed on 23 January 1945.
According to page 27 of JACAR C13072103800, LT ISHII Masato was appointed on 4 March 1945.
According to page 21 of JACAR C13072103900, LT KAMAMURA Sadayoshi was appointed on 15 March 1945.
Supply Officer
According to page 10 of JACAR C13072103300, LT MIYATA Naoyuki was appointed on 30 January 1945.

17th Destroyer Division
Medical Officer
According to page 27 of JACAR C13072103800, LT BUSSAKA Yasumasa was appointed on 4 March 1945.

21st Destroyer Division
CO (Shirei)
According to page 4 of JACAR C13072104200, CAPT KOTAKI Hisao was appointed on 25 March 1945.
Medical Officer
According to page 27 of JACAR C13072103800, LT HAGA Kazuo was appointed on 4 March 1945.
Supply Officer
According to page 38 of JACAR C13072104300, LT SHIOJIRI Takuo was appointed on 29 March 1945.

41st Destroyer Division
Supply Officer
According to page 10 of JACAR C13072103300, LT INOMATA Toshio(?) was appointed on 30 January 1945.

43rd Destroyer Division
CO (Shirei)
According to page 11 of JACAR C13072102900, CAPT YOSHIDA Masayoshi was appointed on 9 January
Supply Officer
According to page 10 of JACAR C13072103300, LT KAJIMA Kenjiro was appointed on 30 January 1945.

52nd Destroyer Division
CO (Shirei)
According to page 35 of JACAR C13072103800, CAPT SUGITANI Nagahide was appointed on 10 March 1945.
Medical Officer
According to page 3 of JACAR C13072103600, LT YABE Toshio was appointed on 20 February 1945.

53rd Destroyer Division
CO (Shirei)
According to page 8 of JACAR C13072103900, CAPT TOSHIMA Shunichi was appointed on 13 March 1945.
Supply Officer
According to page 9 of JACAR C13072104200, LT HARA Tokuzo was appointed on 15 March 1945.

1st Escort Division
Medical Officer
According to page 13 of JACAR C13072104200, LT YAMASHITA Tachihiko was appointed on 26 March 1945

11th Escort Division
Supply Officer
According to page 16 of JACAR C13072103500, LT KOCHIYAMA Kazuo was appointed on 15 February 1945.

12th Escort Division
Supply Officer
According to page 43 of JACAR C13072103500, LT ISHIHARA Noboru was appointed on 20 February 1945.

21st Escort Division
CO (Shirei)
According to page 37 of JACAR C13072103000, CDR YASUNAMI Masatoshi was appointed on 15 January 1945.

22nd Escort Division
CO (Shirei)
According to page 12 of JACAR C13072102900, CAPT Abe Tokuma was appointed on 10 January.
Medical Officer
According to page 45 of JACAR C13072102800, LT AKIYAMA Masanori was appointed on 5 January 1945.
Supply Officer
According to page 46 of JACAR C13072102800, LT NAGANO Masaya was appointed on 5 January 1945.

1st Submarine Division
CO (Shirei)
According to page 27 of JACAR C13072102800, CAPT ARIIZUMI Ryunosuke Ryuji was appointed on 1 January 1945.

16th Submarine Division
CO (Shirei)
According to page 33 of JACAR C13072103900, CDR IMAIZUMI Kijiro was appointed on 20 March 1945.

19th Submarine Division
CO (Shirei)
According to page 8 of JACAR C13072103600, CAPT KOIZUMI Kiichi was appointed on 25 February 1945.

33rd Submarine Division
CO (Shirei)
According to page 9 of JACAR C13072103900, CAPT YASUHISA Eitaro was appointed on 13 March 1945. His additional post was CO of RO-64.

34th Submarine Division
CO (Shirei)
According to page 15 of JACAR C13072103400, CAPT AGETA Kiyoi(?) was appointed on 5 February 1945.
According to page 29 of JACAR C13072104200, CAPT KAWAKAMI Aketsugu was appointed on 1 April 1945.

1st Minesweeper Division
Medical Officer
According to page 32 of JACAR C13072103800, LT NAKAYAMA MAsao was appointed on 8 March 1945.
Supply Officer
According to page 26 of JACAR C13072104200, LT SURUGA Mikio was appointed on 31 March 1945.

26th Minesweeper Division
Medical Officer
According to page 31 of JACAR C13072103800, LT SUZUKI Tetsuya was appointed on 8 March 1945.

35th Minesweeper Division
Medical Officer
According to page 31 of JACAR C13072103800, LT HORI Shigeo was appointed on 8 March 1945.

52nd Minesweeper Division
Medical Officer
According to page 31 of JACAR C13072103800, LT NOMURA Kiken(?) was appointed on 8 March 1945.
Supply Officer
According to page 21 of JACAR C13072104400, LT UCHIDA Tadahiro was appointed on 5 April 1945.

21st Subchaser Division
Medical Officer
According to page 10 of JACAR C13072103300, LTJG TAKASHIMA Hisao was appointed on 30 January 1945.

26th Motor Torpedo Boat Division
CO (Shire)
According to page 12 of JACAR C13072102900, LT IYOTA Shoichi was appointed on 10 January.

2nd Transport Division
CO (Shire)
According to page 18 of JACAR C13072103800, CAPT MINEMATSU Yasuo was appointed on 5 March 1945.
Engineer Officer
According to page 6 of JACAR C13072103900, LT (Res.) YOSHIDA Goro was appointed on 13 March 1945.

31st Transport Division
CO (Shire)
According to page 4 of JACAR C13072104200, CAPT SHIMIZU Seishin was appointed on 25 March 1945.
Supply Officer
According to page 11 of JACAR C13072104200, LT IAHIKAWA Akira was appointed on 25 March 1945.

1st Picket Boat Division
CO (Shirei)
According to page 37 of JACAR C13072103400, CAPT HAYASHI Risaku was appointed on 10 February 1945.

2nd Picket Boat Division
CO (Shirei)
According to page 44 of JACAR C13072103800, CAPT YAGI Kyugo was appointed on 11 February 1945.
Medical Officer
According to page 46 of JACAR C13072103100, LT HIMEDA Hideo was appointed on 11 February 1945.

4th Picket Boat Division
CO (Shirei)
According to page 37 of JACAR C13072103400, CAPT FUKUI Hyakuzo was appointed on 10 February 1945.
Medical Officer
According to page 3 of JACAR C13072103600, LT SHIMOZATO Eiji was appointed on 20 February 1945.

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Re: Kaigun Jirei Koho 1945(1) - Part 24

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Post by ijnfleetadmiral » 24 Apr 2015, 06:01

Awesome...thanks! One discrepancy:

1) 2nd Transport Division was Deactivated on 20 February 1945.
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Re: Kaigun Jirei Koho 1945(1) - Part 24

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Post by fontessa » 24 Apr 2015, 06:50

Hello ijnfleetadmiral,
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: 1) 2nd Transport Division was Deactivated on 20 February 1945.
There is the war diary of the 2nd Transport Division (Dai 2 Yusotai) dated 1 April 1945.
http://www.jacar.go.jp/DAS/meta/image_C ... _S1=InfoD&

According to it, main officers of this division were as follows.
- CO: CAPT MINEMATSU Yasuo (Appointed on 5 March and reported on 7 March)
- Engineer Officer: LT FURUTA Goro (Appointed on 13 March and reported on 17 March)
- Medical Officer: LT MINAKAMI Shiro (Appointed on 25 September 1944 and reported 8 October)
- Supply Officer: LT KAWAI Susumu (Appointed on 25 September 1944 and reported 28 October)

Or we are talking about different units?

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