Complete Records - Yamato

[fontessa]

Hello ijnfleetadmiral,

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

TANI Tetsuro: 谷 鐵(鉄)男
I have misread the kanji. TANI Tetsuo is correct.

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

The above is correct.
LT / LCDR KAGA Secondary Gunnery Officer: 10/15/40 - 08/20/41 (p50 C13072079000)
LCDR / LCDR RYUJO Gunnery Officer: 08/20/41 - 01/15/42 (p9 C13072081800)
LCDR / LCDR YAMATO Tertiary Gunnery Officer: 01/15/42 - 08/10/42
LCDR / LCDR JUNYO Gunnery Officer: 08/10/42 - 10/20/43 (p44 C13072086500)
LCDR / CDR TONE Gunnery Officer: 10/20/43 - ??? (p19 C13072093900)

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[ijnfleetadmiral]

Thanks for clarifying! No luck on finding his Eta Jima Class, though.

Is the following correct for TONE?
Gunnery Officers
LCDR KOGA Shigetoshi (??) - 6 January 1943 - 20 October 1943
LCDR / CDR TANI Tetsuo (??) - 20 October 1943 - 18 July 1945
LCDR KOSAKA Seizaburo (??) - 18 July 1945 - 24 July 1945

[fontessa]

Hello ijnfleetadmiral,

No luck on finding his Eta Jima Class, though.

According to the web page below, he was from Eta Jima Class 57.
https://books.google.co.jp/books?id=ZUF ... B7&f=false

Is the following correct for TONE?
Gunnery Officers
LCDR KOGA Shigetoshi (??) - 6 January 1943 - 20 October 1943
LCDR / CDR TANI Tetsuo (??) - 20 October 1943 - 18 July 1945
LCDR KOSAKA Seizaburo (??) - 18 July 1945 - 24 July 1945

LCDR / LCDR KOGA Shigetoshi: 6 January 1943 - 20 October 1943 (p8 C13072093900)
LCDR / CDR TANI Tetsuo: 20 October 1943 - 15 July 1945 (p12 C13072106400)
VACANT: 15 July 1945 - 18 July 1945
LCDR / LCDR KOSAKA Seizaburo: 18 July 1945 - 15 August 1945 (p12 C13072107000)

fontessa

[ijnfleetadmiral]

Awesome...thanks!

I did have his name in Eta Jima Class 57...I have him as TANI Akinori (谷明憲).

[fontessa]

Hello ijnfleetadmiral,

Air Officers
LCDR / LCDR OKUDA Shigenobu: 10 September 1941 - 10 August 1942

According to page 44 of JACAR C13072086500, LCDR OKADA Shigenobu was relieved on 10 August 1942.

I have mistaken. The below is correct.

LCDR / LCDR OKUDA Shigenobu: 10 September 1941 - 15 October 1942
According to page 41 of JACAR C13072087300, LCDR OKUDA Shigenobu was relieved on 15 October 1942.

fontessa

[ijnfleetadmiral]

Awesome...thanks! Is this correct for Air Officers?

(EO) - LCDR OKUDA Shigenobu (54) - 1 September 1941 - 16 December 1941
LCDR OKUDA Shigenobu (54) – 16 December 1941 – 15 October 1942
VACANT - 15 October 1942 - 20 January 1943
LT SAKUMA Takeshi (66) - 20 January 1943 - 23 May 1943
VACANT - 23 May 1943 - 20 March 1944
LT ITO Atsuo (63) - 20 March 1944 - 25 March 1944
LCDR OKAMOTO Tamaki (60) - 25 March 1944 - 2 July 1944
VACANT - 2 July 1944 - 7 April 1945

[fontessa]

Hello ijnfleetadmiral,

The below is correct.
(EO) LCDR / LCDR OKUDA Shigenobu: 1 September 1941 - 10 September 1941
LCDR / LCDR OKUDA Shigenobu: 10 September 1941 - 15 October 1942

fontessa

[ijnfleetadmiral]

Thanks for clarifying!