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Post by ijnfleetadmiral » 11 Oct 2015, 23:03

Here's what I have for her...TIA to anyone who can help fill in any blanks!

YAMATO
Commanding Officers
(CEO) - CAPT / RADM MIYAZATO Hidenori (40) - 5 September 1941 - 1 November 1941 (RADM on 15 October 1941.)
(CEO) - CAPT TAKAYANAGI Gihachi (41) - 1 November 1941 - 16 December 1941
CAPT / RADM TAKAYANAGI Gihachi (41) - 16 December 1941 - 17 December 1942 (RADM on 1 May 1942.)
CAPT / RADM MATSUDA Chiaki (44) - 17 December 1942 - 7 September 1943 (RADM on 1 May 1943.)
CAPT / RADM ONO Takeji (44) - 7 September 1943 - 25 January 1944 (RADM on 1 November 1943.)
CAPT / RADM MORISHITA Nobuei (45) - 25 January 1944 - 25 November 1944 (RADM on 15 October 1944.)
CAPT / VADM* ARUGA Kosaku (45) - 25 November 1944 - 7 April 1945 (KIA)

Executive Officers
(EO) - CDR MAYUZUMI Haruo (47) - 5 September 1941 - 15 October 1941
(EO) - CDR KAJIWARA Sueyoshi (47) - 15 October 1941 - 16 December 1941
CDR / CAPT KAJIWARA Sueyoshi (47) - 16 December 1941 - 15 September 1942 (CAPT on 1 May 1942.)
CDR SATO Noboru (48) - 15 September 1942 - ???
??? - ??? - 10 March 1945
CAPT NOMURA Jiro (50) - 10 March 1945 - 7 April 1945

Operations Officers
(EO) - CDR MIYATA Eizo (49) - 5 September 1941 - 26 November 1941
(EO) - CDR IZUMI Fukujiro (50) - 26 November 1941 - 16 December 1941
CDR IZUMI Fukujiro (50) - 16 December 1941 - 28 October 1943
CDR / CAPT / RADM* HAYASHI Shiro (51) - 28 October 1943 - 7 April 1945 (KIA) (CAPT on 15 October 1944.)

Gunnery Officers
(EO) - CDR MATSUDA Gengo (49) - 5 September 1941 - 16 December 1941
CDR MATSUDA Gengo (49) - 16 December 1941 - ???
??? - ??? - 6 March 1943
CDR NAKAWA Hisao (??) - 6 March 1943 - 15 March 1944
CDR / CAPT NOMURA Jiro (50) - 15 March 1944 - 10 March 1945 (CAPT on 15 October 1944.)
CAPT KURODA Yoshio (52) - 10 March 1945 - 7 April 1945

Secondary Gunnery Officers
(EO) - LCDR NODA Tomoyuki (52) - ??? - 16 December 1941
LCDR / CDR NODA Tomoyuki (52) - 16 December 1941 - 7 June 1943 (CDR on 1 November 1942.)
CDR NOGUCHI Yutaka (53) - 7 June 1943 - 20 October 1943
LT KAWASAKI Katsumi (63) - 20 October 1943 - 1 March 1944
LT / LCDR FUKUI Toshinosuke (62) - 1 March 1944 - 1 December 1944 (LCDR on 15 October 1944.)
LCDR SHIMIZU Yoshito (60) - 1 December 1944 - 7 April 1945

Tertiary Gunnery Officers
(EO) - LCDR TANI Tetsuro (??) - ??? - 16 December 1941
LCDR TANI Tetsuro (??) - 16 December 1941 - 19 January 1942
LCDR IYANAGA Tsuneto (55) - 19 January 1942 - 10 August 1942
LT IIDA Hiroki (60) - 10 August 1942 - 22 January 1943
LT UEMATSU Seitaro (61) - 22 January 1943 - ???
LT / LCDR / CDR* KAWASAKI Katsumi (63) - ??? - 7 April 1945 (KIA) (LCDR on 15 October 1944.)

Navigators
(EO) - CDR UEMURA Masao (??) - 5 September 1941 - 16 December 1941
CDR UEMURA Masao (??) - 16 December 1941 - ???
CDR / CAPT TSUDA Hiroaki (51) - 16 February 1943 - ???
CDR / CAPT NAKAGAWA Toshio (50) - ??? - 15 February 1945 (CAPT on 15 October 1944.)
CDR / CAPT* SHIGEKI Shiro (53) - 15 February 1945 - 7 April 1945 (KIA)

Chief Engineers
(EO) - (E) CDR KOYAMA Toshiaki (??) - ??? - 16 December 1941
(E) CDR KOYAMA Toshiaki (??) - 16 December 1941 - 15 September 1942
(E) CDR / CDR SUZUKI Masahiko (??) - 15 September 1942 - 1 September 1943 (CDR on 1 November 1942.)
CDR NAKANE Ganjiro (??) - 1 September 1943 - 20 July 1944
CDR KANEKO Kenji (??) - 20 July 1944 - 25 December 1944
CDR / CAPT* TAKAGI Tameyuki (Eng. 31) - 25 December 1944 - 7 April 1945 (KIA)

Damage Control Officers
(EO) - (E) CDR YAMAMOTO Ryozai (??) - 10 September 1941 - 16 December 1941
(E) CDR YAMAMOTO Ryozai (??) - 16 December 1941 - 25 February 1942
(E) CDR OZASA Yoshimitsu (??) - 25 February 1942 - ???
??? - ??? - 1 December 1943
Position absorbed into Operations - 1 December 1943

Surgeons
(EO) - (S) CDR KIMURA Yoshio (??) - 5 September 1941 - 16 December 1941
(S) CDR KIMURA Yoshio (??) - 16 December 1941 - 10 October 1942
(S) CDR KADOKURA Momotaro (??) - 10 October 1942 - ???
??? - ??? - 15 December 1944
(S) CDR KUROKAWA Hidetaka (??) - 15 December 1944 - 7 April 1945

Paymasters
(EO) - (P) CDR OWADA Tsutomu (??) - 5 September 1941 - 16 December 1941
(P) CDR OWADA Tsutomu (??) - 16 December 1941 - 1 November 1942
(P) CDR KOKUSHI Hiroshi (??) - 1 November 1942 - 2 August 1943
(P) CDR SHIMOIDA Mansaku (??) - 2 August 1943 - ???
??? - ??? - 10 July 1944
(P) LCDR ISHIKAWA Tsuneo (??) - 10 July 1944 - 15 November 1944
(P) LCDR HORII Tadashi (??) - 15 November 1944 - 7 April 1945

Communications Officers
(EO) - CDR NOZAKI Torao (50) - 5 September 1941 - 16 December 1941
CDR NOZAKI Torao (50) - 16 December 1941 - 2 February 1942
CDR TSUCHIDE Yoshikitsu (50) - 2 February 1942 - ???
??? - ??? - 22 January 1943
LT SAKUMA Takeshi (66) - 22 January 1943 - ???
??? - ??? - 10 January 1945
CDR / CAPT* YAMAGUCHI Hiroshi (52) - 10 January 1945 - 7 April 1945 (KIA)

Air Officers
(EO) - LCDR OKUDA Shigenobu (54) - 10 September 1941 - 16 December 1941
LCDR OKUDA Shigenobu (54) - 16 December 1941 - 10 August 1942
??? - 10 August 1942 - 20 March 1944
LT ITO Atsuo (63) - 20 March 1944 - 25 March 1944
LCDR OKAMOTO Tamaki (60) - 25 March 1944 - ???
??? - ??? - 7 April 1945
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Post by fontessa » 15 Oct 2015, 06:41

Hello ijnfleetadmiral,

I can fill in some blanks.
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: Executive Officers
CDR SATO Noboru (48) - 15 September 1942 - ???
??? - ??? - 10 March 1945
CAPT NOMURA Jiro (50) - 10 March 1945 - 7 April 1945
According to page 2 of JACAR C13072095600, CAPT Sato Noboru was relieved on 31 January 1944. No one was appointed on that day.
According to page 35 of JACAR C13072103800, CAPT NOMURA Jiro was appointed on 10 March 1945. No one was relieved on that day.
So I think the post of XO was vacant from 31 January 1944 to 10 March 1945.
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: Operations Officers
CDR / CAPT / RADM* HAYASHI Shiro (51) - 28 October 1943 - 7 April 1945 (KIA) (CAPT on 15 October 1944.)
According to page 9 of JACAR C13072094200, CDR HAYASHI Shiro was appointed Unyocho on 28 October 1943.
According to page 1 of JACAR C13072094700, CDR HAYASHI Shiro was appointed Naimucho on 1 December 1943.
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: Gunnery Officers
CDR MATSUDA Gengo (49) - 16 December 1941 - ???
??? - ??? - 6 March 1943
CDR NAKAWA Hisao (??) - 6 March 1943 - 15 March 1944
CDR / CAPT NOMURA Jiro (50) - 15 March 1944 - 10 March 1945 (CAPT on 15 October 1944.)
According to page 23 of JACAR C13072089900, CDR MATSUDA Gengo was relieved on 5 March 1943.
According to page 23 of JACAR C13072089900, CDR NAKAGAWA Hisao was appointed on 5 March 1943.
According to page 2 of JACAR C13072096800, CDR NAKAWA Hisao was relieved on 15 March 1944.
According to page 2 of JACAR C13072096800, CDR NOMURA Jiro was appointed on 15 March 1944.
According to page 35 of JACAR C13072103800, CAPT NOMURA Jiro was relieved on 10 March 1945.
According to page 35 of JACAR C13072103800, CDR KURODA Yoshio was appointed on 10 March 1945.
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: Tertiary Gunnery Officers
LT UEMATSU Seitaro (61) - 22 January 1943 - ???
LT / LCDR / CDR* KAWASAKI Katsumi (63) - ??? - 7 April 1945 (KIA) (LCDR on 15 October 1944.)
According to page 37 of JACAR C13072091500, LCDR UEMATSU Seitaro was relieved on 5 June 1943.
According to page 37 of JACAR C13072091500, LCDR ITO Mitsuharu was appointed on 5 June 1943.
According to page 21 of JACAR C13072093900, LCDR ITO Mitsuharu was relieved on 20 October 1943.
According to page 21 of JACAR C13072093900, LT KAWASAKI Katsumi was appointed on 20 October 1943.
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: Navigators
CDR UEMURA Masao (??) - 16 December 1941 - ???
CDR / CAPT TSUDA Hiroaki (51) - 16 February 1943 - ???
CDR / CAPT NAKAGAWA Toshio (50) - ??? - 15 February 1945 (CAPT on 15 October 1944.)
CDR / CAPT* SHIGEKI Shiro (53) - 15 February 1945 - 7 April 1945 (KIA)
According to page 32 of JACAR C13072089700, CDR UEMURA Masao was relieved on 16 February 1943.
According to page 32 of JACAR C13072089700, CDR TSUDA Hiroaki was appointed on 16 February 1943.
According to page 5 of JACAR C13072103500, CDR TSUDA Hiroaki was relieved on 15 February 1945.
According to page 5 of JACAR C13072103500, CDR SHIGEKI Shiro was appointed on 15 February 1945.
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: Damage Control Officers
(E) CDR OZASA Yoshimitsu (??) - 25 February 1942 - ???
??? - ??? - 1 December 1943
Position absorbed into Operations - 1 December 1943
According to page 25 of JACAR C13072090500, CDR OZASA Yoshimitsu was relieved on 10 April 1943.
According to page 25 of JACAR C13072090500, LCDR ISHIMOTO Noboru was appointed on 10 April 1943.
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: Surgeons
(S) CDR KADOKURA Momotaro (??) - 10 October 1942 - ???
??? - ??? - 15 December 1944
(S) CDR KUROKAWA Hidetaka (??) - 15 December 1944 - 7 April 1945
According to page 32 of JACAR C13072094200, CDR KADOKURA Momotaro was relieved on 1 November 1943.
According to page 32 of JACAR C13072094200, CDR MATSUDA Fumio was appointed on 1 November 1943.
According to page 23 of JACAR C13072102300, CDR MATSUDA Fumio was relieved on 15 December 1944.
According to page 23 of JACAR C13072102300, CDR KUROKAWA Hidetaka was appointed on 15 December 1944.
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: Paymasters
(P) CDR KOKUSHI Hiroshi (??) - 1 November 1942 - 2 August 1943
(P) CDR SHIMOIDA Mansaku (??) - 2 August 1943 - ???
??? - ??? - 10 July 1944
(P) LCDR ISHIKAWA Tsuneo (??) - 10 July 1944 - 15 November 1944
(P) LCDR HORII Tadashi (??) - 15 November 1944 - 7 April 1945
According to page 39 of JACAR C13072092300, CDR KOKUSHI Hiroshi was relieved on 1 August 1943.
According to page 39 of JACAR C13072092300, CDR SHIMOIDA Mansaku was appointed on 1 August 1943.
According to page 32 of JACAR C13072100000, CDR SHIMOIDA Mansaku was relieved on 10 July 1944.
According to page 32 of JACAR C13072100000, LCDR ISHIDA Tsuneo was appointed on 10 July 1944.
According to page 22 of JACAR C13072102000, LCDR ISHIDA Tsuneo was relieved on 15 November 1944.
According to page 22 of JACAR C13072102000, LCDR HORII Tadashi was appointed on 15 November 1944.
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: Communications Officers
CDR TSUCHIDE Yoshikitsu (50) - 2 February 1942 - ???
??? - ??? - 22 January 1943
LT SAKUMA Takeshi (66) - 22 January 1943 - ???
??? - ??? - 10 January 1945
CDR / CAPT* YAMAGUCHI Hiroshi (52) - 10 January 1945 - 7 April 1945 (KIA)
According to page 8 of JACAR C13072115700, CDR TSUCHIDE Yoshikatsu was relieved on 22 January 1943.
No one was appointed on 22 January 1943.
(LT SAKUMA Takeshi was Air Officer.)
No one was relieved on 10 January 1945.
So I think the post of Communication Officer was vacant from 22 January 1943 to 10 January 1945.
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: Air Officers
LCDR OKUDA Shigenobu (54) - 16 December 1941 - 10 August 1942
??? - 10 August 1942 - 20 March 1944
LT ITO Atsuo (63) - 20 March 1944 - 25 March 1944
LCDR OKAMOTO Tamaki (60) - 25 March 1944 - ???
According to page 44 of JACAR C13072086500, LCDR OKUDA Shigenobu was relieved on 8 August 1942.
No one was appointed on 8 August 1942.
No one was relieved on 22 January 1943.
According to page 17 of JACAR C13072089400, LT SAKUMA Takeshi was appointed on 22 January 1943.
According to page 1 of JACAR C13072091100, LT SAKUMA Takeshi was relieved on 23 May 1943.
According to page 12 of JACAR C13072096800, LT ITO Atsuo was appointed on 20 March 1944.
According to page 15 of JACAR C13072096900, LT ITO Atsuo was relieved on 25 March 1944.
According to page 15 of JACAR C13072096900, LCDR OKAMOTO Tamaki was appointed on 25 March 1944.

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Post by ijnfleetadmiral » 15 Oct 2015, 07:22

Awesome...thanks! A few things:

1) Odd that the XO position of such a premier ship was vacant for so long...possibly Gunnery Officer CDR NOMURA also acted as XO from his posting aboard on 15 March 1944? Thoughts?

2) I have NAKAGAWA Hisao (Toshio?) (50) also as a Navigator of YUBARI from 1 October 1935 - 1 March 1936. Or was this a different officer?

3) I have LT KAWASAKI Katsumi (63) as posted Secondary Gunnery Officer from 20 October 1943 - 1 March 1944. Was this posting in addition to his duties as Tertiary Gunnery Officer, or was there a different officer posted Secondary Gunnery Officer on 20 October 1943?
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Post by Wellgunde » 15 Oct 2015, 09:32

ijnfleetadmiral wrote:1) Odd that the XO position of such a premier ship was vacant for so long...possibly Gunnery Officer CDR NOMURA also acted as XO from his posting aboard on 15 March 1944? Thoughts?
The ship was in dry dock at the time. The Navy Ministry may have perhaps thought because of this that immediately filling the XO billet was not a high priority task. Also, during this time Morishita relieved Ono as commanding officer. The Navy Ministry may have been giving Morishita time to find an officer acceptable to him. Also, because it was a prestige ship, there may have been different cliques within the Ministry jousting to have their own proponent selected resulting in the process being drawn out longer than necessary. Usually, in the IJN, RN, and USN, the next senior officer in the chain of command after the Captain and the Executive was the Operations Officer.

Comparatively speaking, because of the need for consensus in decision making and the overly rigorous adherence to seniority, it was much more difficult to effect personnel transfers and promotions in the Japanese military than it was in the U.S. military. It would have been impossible for a Japanese Eisenhower to go from Colonel to General of the Army in three and a half years.
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Post by fontessa » 15 Oct 2015, 10:02

Hell ijnfleetadmiral,
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: 1) Odd that the XO position of such a premier ship was vacant for so long...possibly Gunnery Officer CDR NOMURA also acted as XO from his posting aboard on 15 March 1944? Thoughts?
Yes, I also think CDR NOMURA was acting XO, not as an additional post. I have read the non-fiction book “Battleship YAMATO”. According to it, in July 1944, he tried the unification of meal for the officers and meal for the sailors. However, it caught the repulsion of the crew, and he had to withdraw it immediately.
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: 2) I have NAKAGAWA Hisao (Toshio?) (50) also as a Navigator of YUBARI from 1 October 1935 - 1 March 1936. Or was this a different officer?
They were same officer. The Kanji for him was 中川壽.
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: 3) I have LT KAWASAKI Katsumi (63) as posted Secondary Gunnery Officer from 20 October 1943 - 1 March 1944. Was this posting in addition to his duties as Tertiary Gunnery Officer, or was there a different officer posted Secondary Gunnery Officer on 20 October 1943?
He was an AA Officer, not Secondary Gunnery Officer.
No one was appointed Secondary Gunnery Officer on 20 October 1943.

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Post by Wellgunde » 15 Oct 2015, 11:50

Thank you Fontessa.

Does anyone have an approximate number of the officers assigned to Yamato (not including higher headquarters staff)? All I've been able to find is a number for total crew.
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Post by ijnfleetadmiral » 15 Oct 2015, 11:52

Thanks for clarifying! Three things:

1) The book "Battleship Yamato" sounds interesting...who's the author?

2) Is this correct for Secondary Gunnery Officers?
CDR NOGUCHI Yutaka (53) - 7 June 1943 - 1 March 1944

3) Did the following officers survive the sinking or were they KIA?
Surgeon CDR KUROKAWA Hidetaka
Paymaster LCDR HORII Tadashi (??)
Air Officer ???
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Post by Wellgunde » 15 Oct 2015, 19:38

Try Requiem for Battleship Yamato by Yoshida Mitsuru who was a Radar Watch Officer in Yamato.
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Post by ijnfleetadmiral » 15 Oct 2015, 20:30

Thanks...I actually remember this one from years back. Haven't read it in awhile, so I might have to go back through it.
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Post by fontessa » 16 Oct 2015, 06:49

Hello ijnfleetadmiral,
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: 1) The book "Battleship Yamato" sounds interesting...who's the author?
The author is KOJIMA Noboru who is a famous non-fiction writer in Japan.
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: 2) Is this correct for Secondary Gunnery Officers?
CDR NOGUCHI Yutaka (53) - 7 June 1943 - 1 March 1944
He was not relieved on 1 March 1944.
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: 3) Did the following officers survive the sinking or were they KIA?
Surgeon CDR KUROKAWA Hidetaka
Paymaster LCDR HORII Tadashi (??)
Air Officer ???
I recheck Kaigun Jirei Koho. But couldn't find them.

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Post by ijnfleetadmiral » 16 Oct 2015, 12:43

Thanks for clarifying!
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Post by Wellgunde » 17 Oct 2015, 05:37

Mr. Kojima's book has not been translated into English.
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Post by ijnfleetadmiral » 17 Oct 2015, 06:10

Curses...so many IJN books are there, but unreadable! :)
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Post by fontessa » 25 Jul 2016, 10:25

Hello ijnfleetadmiral,

The construction of YAMATO was carried out in the strict confidence. So Equipping Officers of her were not appointed explicitly. EOs of her were attached to Kure Naval Distinct ostensibly.
Although her commissioned date was 16 December 1941, major officers were appointed on 5 or 10 September 1941. But this appointment was announced by Kaigun Jirei Koho dated 17 January 1942.
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: Commanding Officers
(CEO) - CAPT / RADM MIYAZATO Hidenori (40) - 5 September 1941 - 1 November 1941 (RADM on 15 October 1941.)
(CEO) - CAPT TAKAYANAGI Gihachi (41) - 1 November 1941 - 16 December 1941
CAPT / RADM TAKAYANAGI Gihachi (41) - 16 December 1941 - 17 December 1942 (RADM on 1 May 1942.)
(CEO) CAPT MIYAZATO Hidenori: 25 September 1940 - 5 September 1941
CAPT / RADM MIYAZATO Hidenori: 5 September 1941 - 1 November 1941
CAPT / RADM TAKAYANAGI Gihachi: 1 November 1941 - 17 December 1942

(CEO) According to page 5 of JACAR C13072078900, CAPT MIYAZATO Hidenori was attached to Kure Naval Distinct on 25 September 1940.
According to page 12 of JACAR C13072083900, CAPT MIYAZAKI Hidenori was appointed on 5 September 1941.
According to page 13 of JACAR C13072083900, CAPT TAKAYANAGI Gihachi was appointed on 1 November 1941.
According to page 23 of JACAR C13072088600, RADM TAKAYANAGI Gihachi was relieved on 17 December 1942.
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: Executive Officers
(EO) - CDR MAYUZUMI Haruo (47) - 5 September 1941 - 15 October 1941
(EO) - CDR KAJIWARA Sueyoshi (47) - 15 October 1941 - 16 December 1941
CDR / CAPT KAJIWARA Sueyoshi (47) - 16 December 1941 - 15 September 1942 (CAPT on 1 May 1942.)
(EO) CDR / CDR MAYUZUMI Haruo: 1 February 1941 - 5 September 1941
CDR / CDR MAYUZUMI Haruo: 5 September 1941 - 10 October 1941
CDR / CAPT KAJIWARA Sueyoshi: 10 October 1941 - 15 September 1942

(EO) According to page 1 of JACAR C13072080400, CDR MAYUZUMI Haruo was attached to Kure Naval Distinct on 1 February 1941.
According to page 12 of JACAR C13072083900, CDR MAYUZUMI Haruo was appointed on 5 September 1941.
According to page 13 of JACAR C13072083900, CDR KAJIWARA Sueyoshi was appointed on 10 October 1941.
According to page 49 of JACAR C13072086800, CAPT KAJIWARA Sueyoshi was relieved on 15 September 1942.
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: Unyochos
(EO) - CDR MIYATA Eizo (49) - 5 September 1941 - 26 November 1941
(EO) - CDR IZUMI Fukujiro (50) - 26 November 1941 - 16 December 1941
CDR IZUMI Fukujiro (50) - 16 December 1941 - 28 October 1943
(EO) CDR / CDR MIYATA Eizo: 1 July 1941 - 5 September 1941
CDR / CDR MIYATA Eizo: 5 September 1941 - 26 November 1941
CDR / CDR IZUMI Fukujiro: 26 November 1941 - 28 October 1943

(EO) According to page 3 of JACAR C13072081600, CDR MIYATA Eizo was attached to Kure Naval Distinct on 1 July 1941.
According to page 12 of JACAR C13072083900, CDR MIYATA Eizo was appointed on 5 September 1941.
According to page 14 of JACAR C13072083900, CDR IZUMI Fukujiro was appointed on 26 November 1941.
According to page 9 of JACAR C13072094200, CDR IZUMI Fukujiro was relieved on 28 October 1943.
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: Gunnery Officers
(EO) - CDR MATSUDA Gengo (49) - 5 September 1941 - 16 December 1941
CDR MATSUDA Gengo (49) - 16 December 1941 - ???
(EO) CDR / CDR MATSUDA Gengo: 1 May 1941- 5 September 1941
CDR / CDR MATSUDA Gengo: 5 September 1941 - 5 March 1943

(EO) According to page 2 of JACAR C13072081000, CDR MATSUDA Gengo was attached to Kure Naval Distinct on 1 May 1941.
According to page 12 of JACAR C13072083900, CDR MATSUDA Gengo was appointed on 5 September 1941.
According to page 23 of JACAR C13072089900, CDR MATSUDA Gengo was relieved on 5 March 1943.
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: Secondary Gunnery Officers
(EO) - LCDR NODA Tomoyuki (52) - ??? - 16 December 1941
LCDR / CDR NODA Tomoyuki (52) - 16 December 1941 - 7 June 1943 (CDR on 1 November 1942.)
(EO) LCDR / LCDR NODA Tomoyuki: 20 August 1941 - 5 September 1941
LCDR / CDR NODA Tomoyuki: 5 September 1941 - 7 June 1943

(EO) According to page 7 of JACAR C13072081800, LCDR NODA Tomoyuki was attached to Kure Naval Distinct on 20 August 1941.
According to page 12 of JACAR C13072083900, LCDR NODA Tomoyuki was appointed on 5 September 1941.
According to page 42 of JACAR C13072091500, CDR NODA Tomoyuki was relieved on 7 June 1943.
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: Tertiary Gunnery Officers
(EO) - LCDR TANI Tetsuro (??) - ??? - 16 December 1941
LCDR TANI Tetsuro (??) - 16 December 1941 - 19 January 1942
LCDR IYANAGA Tsuneto (55) - 19 January 1942 - 10 August 1942
(EO) LCDR YANAGA Tsuneto: 20 August 1941- 5 September 1941
LCDR YANAGA Tsuneto: 5 September 1941 - 15 January 1942
LCDR / LCDR TANI Tetsuro: 15 January 1942 - 10 August 1942

(EO) According to page 8 of JACAR C13072081800, LCDR YANAGA Tsuneto was attached to Kure Naval Distinct on 20 August 1941.
According to page 12 of JACAR C13072083900, LCDR YANAGA Tsuneto was appointed on 5 September 1941.
According to page 41 of JACAR C13072083800, LCDR TANI Tetsuro was appointed on 15 January 1942.
According to page 44 of JACAR C13072086500, LCDR TANI Tetsuro was relieved on 10 August 1942.
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: Navigators
(EO) - CDR UEMURA Masao (??) - 5 September 1941 - 16 December 1941
CDR UEMURA Masao (??) - 16 December 1941 - ???
CDR / CAPT TSUDA Hiroaki (51) - 16 February 1943 - ???
(EO) CDR / CDR UEMURA Masao: 20 August 1941 - 5 September 1941
CDR / CDR UEMURA Masao: 5 September 1941 - 15 February 1943

(EO) According to page 6 of JACAR C13072081800, CDR UEMURA Masao was attached to Kure Naval Distinct on 20 August 1941.
According to page 12 of JACAR C13072083900, CDR UEMURA Masao was appointed on 5 September 1941.
According to page 31 of JACAR C13072089700, CDR UEMURA Masao was relieved on 15 February 1943.
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(EO) - (E) CDR KOYAMA Toshiaki (??) - ??? - 16 December 1941
(E) CDR KOYAMA Toshiaki (??) - 16 December 1941 - 15 September 1942
(E) CDR / CDR SUZUKI Masahiko (??) - 15 September 1942 - 1 September 1943 (CDR on 1 November 1942.)
(EO) CDR / CDR KOYAMA Toshiaki: 15 October 1940 - 5 September 1941
CDR / CDR KOYAMA Toshiaki: 5 September 1941 - 15 September 1942

(EO) According to page 18 of JACAR C13072079100, CDR KOYAMA Toshiaki was attached to Kure Naval Distinct on 15 October 1940.
According to page 12 of JACAR C13072083900, CDR KOYAMA Toshiaki was appointed on 5 September 1941.
According to page 4 of JACAR C13072086900, CDR KOYAMA Toshiaki was relieved on 15 September 1942.
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(EO) - (E) CDR YAMAMOTO Ryozai (??) - 10 September 1941 - 16 December 1941
(E) CDR YAMAMOTO Ryozai (??) - 16 December 1941 - 25 February 1942
CDR (Eng.) / CDR (Eng.) YAMAMOTO Ryozai: 10 September 1941 - 25 February 1942
He had not been appointed EO. His previous post was Shipbuilding Inspector of Naval Technical Department.

According to page 13 of JACAR C13072083900, CDR (Eng.) YAMAMOTO Ryozai was appointed on 10 September 1941.
According to page 16 of JACAR C13072084300, CDR (Eng.) YAMAMOTO Ryozai was relieved on 25 February 1942.
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(EO) - (S) CDR KIMURA Yoshio (??) - 5 September 1941 - 16 December 1941
(S) CDR KIMURA Yoshio (??) - 16 December 1941 - 10 October 1942
CDR / CDR KIMURA Yoshio: 5 September 1941 - 10 October 1942
He had not been appointed EO. His previous post was Medical Officer of Yokosuka Naval Gunnery School.

According to page 13 of JACAR C13072083900, CDR KIMURA Yoshio was appointed on 5 September 1941.
According to page 9 of JACAR C13072087300, CDR KIMURA Yoshio was relieved on 10 October 1942.
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(EO) - (P) CDR OWADA Tsutomu (??) - 5 September 1941 - 16 December 1941
(P) CDR OWADA Tsutomu (??) - 16 December 1941 - 1 November 1942
CDR / CAPT OWADA Tsutomu: 5 September 1941 - 1 November 1942
He had not been appointed EO. His previous post was Supply Officer of Naval Academy.

According to page 13 of JACAR C13072083900, CDR OWADA Tsutomu was appointed on 5 September 1941.
According to page 11 of JACAR C13072087900, CAPT OWADA Tsutomu was relieved on 1 November 1942.
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: Communications Officers
(EO) - CDR NOZAKI Torao (50) - 5 September 1941 - 16 December 1941
CDR NOZAKI Torao (50) - 16 December 1941 - 2 February 1942
(EO) CDR / CDR NOZAKI Torao: 15 May 1941 - 5 September 1941
CDR / CDR NOZAKI Torao: 5 September 1941 - 25 January 1942

(EO) According to page 45 of JACAR C13072081000, CDR NOZAKI Torao was attached to Kure Naval Distinct on 15 May 1941.
According to page 12 of JACAR C13072083900, CDR NOZAKI Torao was appointed on 5 September 1941.
According to page 12 of JACAR C13072084100, CDR NOZAKI Torao was relieved on 25 January 1942.
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: Air Officers
(EO) - LCDR OKUDA Shigenobu (54) - 10 September 1941 - 16 December 1941
LCDR OKUDA Shigenobu (54) - 16 December 1941 - 10 August 1942
(EO) LCDR / LCDR OKUDA Shigenobu: 1 September 1941 - 10 September 1941
LCDR / LCDR OKUDA Shigenobu: 10 September 1941 - 10 August 1942

According to page 25 of JACAR C13072081900, LCDR OKUDA Shigenobu was attached to Kure Naval Distinct on 1 September 1941.
According to page 13 of JACAR C13072083900, LCDR OKUDA Shigenobu was appointed on 10 September 1941.
According to page 44 of JACAR C13072086500, LCDR OKADA Shigenobu was relieved on 10 August 1942.

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Re: Complete Records - Yamato

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Post by ijnfleetadmiral » 25 Jul 2016, 10:56

Awesome...thanks! A couple questions:

1) Could you post the Kanji for the following officers?
TANI Tetsuro (Tertiary Gunnery Officer)

2) Is this correct for the Tertiary Gunnery Officer?
TANI Tetsuro
KAGA Secondary Gunnery Officer - 10/15/40 - 08/20/41
RYUJO Gunnery Officer - 08/20/41 - 01/15/42
YAMATO Tertiary Gunnery Officer - 01/15/42 - 08/10/42
JUNYO Gunnery Officer - 08/10/42 - 10/20/43
MSG, MS State Guard (Ret.) - First Always!

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