Kaigun Jirei Koho 1943(1) - Part 24

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Hello ijnfleetadmiral,

Part24; Divisions


1st Destroyer Division
CO
According to page 36 of JACAR C13072089000, CDR WAKITA Kiichiro was appointed on 12 January 1943.
Medical Officer
According to page 38 of JACAR C13072091000, LTJG ODA Naoyuki was appointed on 17 May 1943.
According to page 34 of JACAR C13072091600, LTJG KAWAMURA Hironori was appointed on 15 June 1943.

2nd Destroyer Division
Medical Officer
According to page 28 of JACAR C13072090400, LT SUGIURA Yoshio was appointed on 1 April 1943.

4th Destroyer Division
CO
According to page 1 of JACAR C13072089800, CAPT SUGIURA Kaju was appointed on 20 February 1943.
Medical Officer
Supply Officer
According to page 21 of JACAR C13072091000, LTJG YOKO’O Akio was appointed on 15 May 1943.

5th Destroyer Division
CO
According to page 22 of JACAR C13072089600, CDR KANAOKA Kunizo was appointed on 1 February 1943.

6th Destroyer Division
CO
According to page 51 of JACAR C13072091700, LT FUJIWARA Motonori was appointed on 29 June 1943.

7th Destroyer Division
CO
According to page 36 of JACAR C13072089000, CDR YAMAMOTO Iwata was appointed on 12 January 1943.
Supply Officer
According to page 17 of JACAR C13072090800, LTJG HASEGAWA Bin was appointed on 1 May 1943.

8h Destroyer Division
CO
According to page 31 of JACAR C13072089700, CAPT SATO Yasuo was appointed on 15 February 1943.

9th Destroyer Division
CO
According to page 31 of JACAR C13072089700, CAPT KONISHI Yoto was appointed on 15 February 1943.
Supply Officer
According to page 28 of JACAR C13072091000, LT HIRAI Yuji was appointed on 17 May 1943.

10th Destroyer Division
CO
According to page 10 of JACAR C13072089400, CDR YOSHIMURA Masatake was appointed on 15 January 1943.

16th Destroyer Division
CO
According to page 32 of JACAR C13072090800, CAPT TORII Takeyoshi was appointed on 27 April 1943.
Medical Officer
According to page 21 of JACAR C13072089400, LT NISHIGAMI Yoshitsugu was appointed on 20 January 1943.
According to page 33 of JACAR C13072091700, LT TANAKA Hidemi was appointed on 25 June 1943.

17th Destroyer Division
CO
According to page 49 of JACAR C13072091600, CAPT MIYAZAKI Toshio was appointed on 17 June 1943.
Medical Officer
According to page 47 of JACAR C13072089600, LT MATSUMOTO Yoshio was appointed on 5 February 1943.
Supply Officer
According to page 33 of JACAR C13072090400, LTJG SUDO Heihachiro was appointed on 1 April 1943.

19th Destroyer Division
CO
According to page 22 of JACAR C13072089500, CDR HARA Tameichi was appointed on 25 January 1943.
According to page 22 of JACAR C13072089600, CDR FUKUOKA Tokujiro was appointed on 1 February 1943.

22nd Destroyer Division
CO
According to page 15 of JACAR C13072089800, CDR KANAOKA Kunizo was appointed on 25 February 1943.
Medical Officer
According to page 17 of JACAR C13072089800, LT GOTO Mutsutoshi was appointed on 25 February 1943.
Supply Officer
According to page 18 of JACAR C13072089800, LTJG SHIOMITSU Kunio was appointed on 25 February 1943.

24th Destroyer Division
Supply Officer
According to page 39 of JACAR C13072089700, LT ONOYAMA Haruo was appointed on 15 February 1943.

27th Destroyer Division
CO
According to page 35 of JACAR C13072089900, CDR HARA Tameichi was appointed on 8 March 1943.

30th Destroyer Division
CO
According to page 8 of JACAR C13072090400, CDR ORITA Tsuneo was appointed on 31 March 1943.
Medical Officer
According to page 9 of JACAR C13072090400, LT NAKAMURA Shigemi was appointed on 31 March 1943.
Supply Officer
According to page 9 of JACAR C13072090400, LTJG OKADA Hiroshi was appointed on 31 March 1943.

31st Destroyer Division
CO
According to page 27 of JACAR C13072089700, CAPT KAGAWA Kiyoto was appointed on 12 February 1943.
Medical Officer
According to page 6 of JACAR C13072089800, LT MIWA Hiroshi was appointed on 20 February 1943.
Supply Officer
According to page 17 of JACAR C13072090800, LTJG HIRAKUNI Tadashi was appointed on 1 May 1943.

32nd Destroyer Division
CO
According to page 46 of JACAR C13072091000, LCDR YAMAGUCHI Tatsuya was appointed on 20 May 1943.

34th Destroyer Division
Medical Officer
According to page 4 of JACAR C13072089000, LT HATTORI Hideo was appointed on 4 January 1943.
According to page 11 of JACAR C13072089700, LT KOMORI Masatsugu was appointed on 10 February 1943.
According to page 6 of JACAR C13072089800, LT SUGIURA Yoshio was appointed on 20 February 1943.

61st Destroyer Division
CO
According to page 42 of JACAR C13072089600, CAPT OE Kanji was appointed on 3 February 1943.
supply Officer
According to page 21 of JACAR C13072089900, LTJG SAITO Ichiro was appointed on 3 March 1943.

1st Submarine Division
CO
According to page 37 of JACAR C13072090100, CAPT IWAGAMI Hidehisa was appointed on 24 March 1943.

2nd Submarine Division
CO
According to page 23 of JACAR C13072089000, CAPT MINAKUCHI Hyoe was appointed on 10 January 1943.

7th Submarine Division
CO
According to page 25 of JACAR C13072089000, CDR HORINOUCHI Miyoshi was appointed on 10 January 1943.

14th Submarine Division
CO
According to page 19 of JACAR C13072089900, CAPT TERAOKA Masao was appointed on 2 March 1943.

15th Submarine Division
CO
According to page 20 of JACAR C13072089000, CAPT NAGAI Takeo was appointed on 6 January 1943.

16th Submarine Division
Medical Officer
According to page 21 of JACAR C13072089400, LT NISHIGAMI Yoshitsugu was appointed on 20 January 1943.

18th Submarine Division
Engineer Officer
(ADD) According to page 27 of JACAR C13072089600, LCDR HASEGAWA Tadashi was appointed on 1 February 1943. His regular post on the same day was Engineer Officer of 19th Submarine Division.

19th Submarine Division
CO
According to page 1 of JACAR C13072089800, CDR KASHIWABARA Yasuchika was appointed on 20 February 1943.
Engineer Officer
According to page 27 of JACAR C13072089600, LCDR HASEGAWA Tadashi was appointed on 1 February 1943. His additional post on the same day was Engineer 18th Submarine Division.

22nd Submarine Division
CO
According to page 14 of JACAR C13072089800, CDR NISHINO Kozo was appointed on 25 February 1943.

26th Submarine Division
CO
(ADD) According to page 25 of JACAR C13072089000, CDR NARAHARA Shogo was relieved on 10 January 1943.
(ADD) According to page 24 of JACAR C13072089000, CAPT HAMANO Gan’ichi was appointed on 10 January 1943. His regular post was CO of 18th Submarine Division.

30th Submarine Division
CO
According to page 7 of JACAR C13072089000, CAPT OYAMA Toyojiro was appointed on 6 January 1943.

11st Subchaser Division
CO
According to page 23 of JACAR C13072089900, CDR KAJIWARA Masami was appointed on 5 March 1943.

22nd Subchaser Division
CO
According to page 2 of JACAR C13072089900, CAPT HARADA Kame (Mustered) was appointed on 1 March 1943.

24th Subchaser Division
CO
According to page 7 of JACAR C13072089900, LTJG IMAIZUMI Akira was appointed on 1 March 1943.

2nd Gun Ship Division
CO
According to page 6 of JACAR C13072089000, CAPT MURAKAMI Chonosuke was appointed on 5 January 1943.

2nd Gun Boat Division
Medical Officer
According to page 22 of JACAR C13072089400, LT SHINOZAKI Koichi was appointed on 20 January 1943.

3rd Gun Boat Division
CO
According to page 8 of JACAR C13072089000, CDR KITAYAMA Shozo was appointed on 6 January 1943.

13th Gun Ship Division
CO
According to page 19 of JACAR C13072090900, CAPT TAJIRI Minoru was appointed on 5 May 1943.

14th Gun Ship Division
CO
According to page 50 of JACAR C13072091700, LCDR NISHI Tetsuo (Mustered) was appointed on 28 June 1943.

1st Mine Sweeper Division
CO
According to page 21 of JACAR C13072090500, CDR KOGA Magotaro was appointed on 10 April 1943.

28th Mine Sweeper Division
CO
According to page 3 of JACAR C13072091100, CAPT YANAGAWA Norishige (Mustered) was appointed on 25 May 1943.

41st Mine Sweeper Division
CO
According to page 16 of JACAR C13072089400, CAPT KOSE Kurazo (Mustered) was appointed on 20 January 1943.
According to page 19 of JACAR C13072090500, CDR NAKAGOME Ikuzo (Mustered) was appointed on 8 April 1943.

45th Mine Sweeper Division
CO
According to page 4 of JACAR C13072090100, CAPT SUZUKI Kozo (Mustered) was appointed on 17 March 1943.

48th Mine Sweeper Division
CO
According to page 44 of JACAR C13072090800, CAPT SAITO Naohiko (Mustered) was appointed on l May 1943.

52nd Mine Sweeper Division
CO
According to page 44 of JACAR C13072090800, CDR OTA Haruo was appointed on l May 1943.
Supply Officer
According to page 43 of JACAR C13072091000, LTJG YOKOTA Hiroshi was appointed on 20 May 1943.

1st Transport Division
CO
According to page 45 of JACAR C13072090700, LCDR TANEGASHIMA Yoji was appointed on 25 April 1943.

1st Picket Boat Division
Medical Officer
According to page 15 of JACAR C13072090000, LT FURUKAWA Masashige was appointed on 15 March 1943. His additional post was Medical Officer of UKISHIMAMARU.
Supply Officer
According to page 17 of JACAR C13072090800, LTJG HAYASHIDA Yukio was appointed on 1 May 1943. His additional post was Supply Officer of UKISHIMAMARU.

2nd Picket Boat Division
Medical Officer
According to page 40 of JACAR C13072090000, LT KONO Shozo was appointed on 17 March 1943.
Supply Officer
According to page 17 of JACAR C13072090800, LTJG YOSHINO Yuzuru was appointed on 1 May 1943.

3rd Picket Boat Division
CO
According to page 8 of JACAR C13072089000, CDR KITAYAMA Shozo was appointed on 6 January 1943.
Supply Officer
According to page 3 of JACAR C13072090900, LT USUDA Yoshio was appointed on 1 May 1943.

4th Picket Boat Division
CO
According to page 13 of JACAR C13072090900, CAPT NAKAO Hachiro (Mustered) was appointed on 1 May 1943.
Medical Officer
According to page 42 of JACAR C13072091000, LTJG YAMAZAKI Takashi was appointed on 20 May 1943.
Supply Officer
According to page 17 of JACAR C13072090800, LTJG OKUKAWA Shunkichi was appointed on 1 May 1943.

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[ijnfleetadmiral]

Awesome...thanks! Several questions:

Could you post the Kanji for the following officers?
KITAYAMA Shozo (3rd Picket Boat Division CO)
TAJIRI Minoru (ComGunboatDiv 13)
YANAGAWA Norishige (ComMineSweepDiv 28)

1) Is this correct for GunboatDiv 13
CAPT TAJIRI Minoru (??) - 5 May 1943 - 20 February 1944 (GunboatDiv 13 DEACTIVATED)

2) Is this correct for GunboatDiv 14?
CDR NISHI Tetsuo (47) - 28 June 1943 - 10 April 1944 (GunboatDiv 14 DEACTIVATED)

3) I have HARADA Kame as posted ComSubChasDiv 24 on 1 March 1943, no SubChasDiv 22.

4) For SubChasDiv 24, was IMAIZUMI Akira posted to a different assignment than CO? He was a LTJG, which seems fairly junior to be a ComSubChasDiv.

5) For SubDiv 7, I have CAPT TAMAKI Tomejiro (45) as posted CO from 1 May 1942 - 21 June 1943 (KIA aboard I-7).

6) Is Surgeon of SubDiv 16 the correct posting for (S) LT NISHIGAMI Yoshitsugu on 20 January 1943? I have SubDiv 16 as Deactivated on 1 December 1936 and not Reactivated until 20 March 1945.

7) I have LT HASEGAWA Tadashi as posted Chief Engineer of submarines I-18 and I-19 on 1 February 1943. Which is correct, the submarines or the SubDivs?

8) For DesDiv 5, I have CDR NOMAGUCHI Kanetomo (48) as posted CO from 24 November 1942 - 25 February 1943 (DesDiv 5 DEACTIVATED).

9) For DesDiv 6, did LT FUJIWARA Motonori hold a position other than CO? I have CAPT TAKAHASHI Kameshiro (49) as ComDesDiv 6 from 28 December 1942 - 15 February 1944.

10) For DesDiv 30, I have (P) LTJG OKADA Hiroshi as posted Paymaster of KAZAHAYA on 31 March 1943. Was there another Paymaster Officer by this name?

11) For DesDiv 32, I have that unit as being Deactivated on 10 December 1942 and not being reactivated until 20 August 1943.

12) Is this correct for DesDiv 34?
Surgeons
(S) LT SUGIURA Yoshio (??) - 20 February 1943 - 1 April 1943 (DesDiv 34 DEACTIVATED)

13) Is this correct for DesDiv 61?
Paymasters
(P) LTJG TAKATO Akitaka (??) - 7 October 1942 - 3 March 1943
(P) LTJG SAITO Ichiro (??) - 3 March 1943 - ???

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Hello ijnfleetadmiral,

Could you post the Kanji for the following officers?
KITAYAMA Shozo (3rd Picket Boat Division CO)
TAJIRI Minoru (ComGunboatDiv 13)
YANAGAWA Norishige (ComMineSweepDiv 28)

KITAYAMA Shozo: 喜多山省三 (He was a reserve officer.)
TAJIRI Minoru: 田尻穣
YANAGAWA Norishige:柳川教茂 (He was a reserve officer.)

1) Is this correct for GunboatDiv 13
CAPT TAJIRI Minoru (??) - 5 May 1943 - 20 February 1944 (GunboatDiv 13 DEACTIVATED)

The above is correct. He was attached to Yokosuka Naval Distinct on 20 February 1944.

2) Is this correct for GunboatDiv 14?
CDR NISHI Tetsuo (47) - 28 June 1943 - 10 April 1944 (GunboatDiv 14 DEACTIVATED)

The above is correct. He was attached to Yokosuka Naval Distinct on 10 April 1944.

3) I have HARADA Kame as posted ComSubChasDiv 24 on 1 March 1943, no SubChasDiv 22.

The above is correct.

4) For SubChasDiv 24, was IMAIZUMI Akira posted to a different assignment than CO? He was a LTJG, which seems fairly junior to be a ComSubChasDiv.

He was appointed Medical Officer, not CO.

5) For SubDiv 7, I have CAPT TAMAKI Tomejiro (45) as posted CO from 1 May 1942 - 21 June 1943 (KIA aboard I-7).

CDR CDR HORINOUCHI Miyoshi was appointed Staff Officer of SubDiv7, not CO.

6) Is Surgeon of SubDiv 16 the correct posting for (S) LT NISHIGAMI Yoshitsugu on 20 January 1943? I have SubDiv 16 as Deactivated on 1 December 1936 and not Reactivated until 20 March 1945.

He was appointed Medical Officer of DesDiv 16, not SubDiv 16.

7) I have LT HASEGAWA Tadashi as posted Chief Engineer of submarines I-18 and I-19 on 1 February 1943. Which is correct, the submarines or the SubDivs?

SubDivs are correct.

8) For DesDiv 5, I have CDR NOMAGUCHI Kanetomo (48) as posted CO from 24 November 1942 - 25 February 1943 (DesDiv 5 DEACTIVATED).

CDR NOMAGUCHI Kanetomo was relieved on 1 February 1943. And CDR KANAOKA Kunizo was appointed on that day.

9) For DesDiv 6, did LT FUJIWARA Motonori hold a position other than CO? I have CAPT TAKAHASHI Kameshiro (49) as ComDesDiv 6 from 28 December 1942 - 15 February 1944.

LT FUJIWARA Motonori was appointed Medical Officer of DesDiv6.

10) For DesDiv 30, I have (P) LTJG OKADA Hiroshi as posted Paymaster of KAZAHAYA on 31 March 1943. Was there another Paymaster Officer by this name?

DesDiv 30 is correct.

11) For DesDiv 32, I have that unit as being Deactivated on 10 December 1942 and not being reactivated until 20 August 1943.

DesDiv 32 was incorrect. SubChasDiv 32 is correct.

12) Is this correct for DesDiv 34?
Surgeons
(S) LT SUGIURA Yoshio (??) - 20 February 1943 - 1 April 1943 (DesDiv 34 DEACTIVATED)

The above is correct. He was appointed Medical Officer of DesDiv 2 on 1 April 1943.

13) Is this correct for DesDiv 61?
Paymasters
(P) LTJG TAKATO Akitaka (??) - 7 October 1942 - 3 March 1943
(P) LTJG SAITO Ichiro (??) - 3 March 1943 - ???

LT IIZUKA Shin’ichi: 7 October 1942 - 3 March 1943
LTJG SAITO Ichiro: 3 March 1943 - ???
LTJG TAKATO Akitaka belonged to Supply Division, but not Supply Officer.

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[ijnfleetadmiral]

Thanks for clarifying!

Translations
KITAMURA Shozo - There must have been two officers by this name. I also have a KITAYAMA Shozo as posted Operations Officer of KONGO from 10 December 1928 - 30 November 1929. I'm guessing they were two different people?
田尻穣 - TAJIRI Jo (44)

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Hello ijnfleetadmiral,

KITAMURA Shozo - There must have been two officers by this name. I also have a KITAYAMA Shozo as posted Operations Officer of KONGO from 10 December 1928 - 30 November 1929. I'm guessing they were two different people?

They were the same person. He was a CDR in 1929. After that he retired as CAPT on unknown date, and was mustered.

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[ijnfleetadmiral]

But he was not an Eta Jima Graduate? Interesting...Reserve Officers were not usually appointed to positions on capital ships.

[fontessa]

Hello ijnfleetadmiral,

KITAMURA Shozo - There must have been two officers by this name. I also have a KITAYAMA Shozo as posted Operations Officer of KONGO from 10 December 1928 - 30 November 1929. I'm guessing they were two different people?

You have misread the Kanji. He was KITAYAMA Shozo.
And he was an Eta Jima Graduate - 37th Class.

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[ijnfleetadmiral]

So I have indeed. Yes, I have him in my records as a Captain; he survived the war and died on 20 February 1954.