More IJN Officer Info

[ijnfleetadmiral]

Awesome...thanks!

Could you post the Kanji for the following officers?
YOSHITOMI Kanji (SATSUKI)
FURUKAWA Tameo (SATSUKI)
OKAMURA Yoshio (SATSUKI)
URABE Hijiri (KISARAGI)
GOKYO Shigeju (MUTSUKI)
TAKEUCHI Seishichi (FUMIZUKI)
SATO Enshiro (YAYOI)
KOBAYASHI Norimitsu (YAYOI)
MOTOYAMA Takeshi (UZUKI)
NAKAJIMA Kinzaburo (MINAZUKI)
OKAMURA Saburo (MINAZUKI)
KANAHARA Reiichi (NAGATSUKI)
FUJIDAIRA Taku (NAGATSUKI)
OKAMOTO Eihei (MIKAZUKI)
HASEGAWA Haruhiko (MIKAZUKI)
ASAKURA Shigematsu (YUZUKI)
FUKUTOME Toru (MOCHIZUKI)

1) For SATSUKI Gunnery Officers, was NAKAMATA Mansaku from Eta Jima Class 50?

2) For KISARAGI Gunnery Officers, was IKEZAWA Masaki from Eta Jima Class 60?

3) For UZUKI Gunnery Officers, was NIIFUKU Takeshi from Eta Jima Class 59?

4) For KIKUZUKI Gunnery Officers, was YUCHI Jun from Eta Jima Class 66?

5) Is this correct for MINAZUKI Gunnery Officers?
VACANT - 1 November 1927 - 1 December 1927

6) Could this be correct for one of MINAZUKI's Navigators?
YASUMURA Taiichi (55)
MINAZUKI Gunnery Officer - 31 March 1936 - 1 May 1936
HOZU Navigator - 1 May 1936 - 1 December 1936

7) For MINAZUKI Gunnery Officers, was HASHIMOTO Itsuo from Eta Jima Class 52?

Some more for you:

ISONAMI
Gunnery Officers
??? - 30 June 1928 - ???
LT GONDAIRA Masao (52) - ??? - 2 November 1936
??? - 2 November 1936 - ???
LT MIYAMOTO Mitsuo (54) - ??? - ???
??? - ??? - 1 October 1940

FUBUKI
Gunnery Officers
(EO) – LT NISHIKAWA Kazuo (48) - ??? – 10 July 1928
LT NISHIKAWA Kazuo - 10 July 1928 – 10 December 1928
??? – 10 December 1928 - ???
LT NAKA Shigeo (52) - ??? - ???
??? - ??? - 26 November 1934

??? - 15 October 1935 - ???
LT IWAMOTO Shigenori (59) - ??? - ???
LT TAJIMA Nobutoshi (63) - ??? - 1 September 1941
??? - 1 September 1941 - 5 October 1941

SHINONOME
Gunnery Officers
??? - 25 July 1928 - 6 March 1929

??? - 1 December 1930 - ???
LT KIKUTA Saburo (52) - ??? - ???
LT IYANAGA Tsuneto (55) - ??? - 15 November 1939

??? - 17 April 1941 - 10 September 1941

USUGUMO
Gunnery Officers
??? - 26 July 1928 – 1 December 1932

??? – 1 January 1933 - ???
LT KUSHIHIKI Masao (50) - ??? - ???
LT HINO Takeyoshi (55) - ??? - ???
??? - ??? - 28 July 1941

??? - 30 December 1941 – 31 July 1942

SHIRAKUMO
Gunnery Officers
??? - 28 July 1928 - 25 January 1933

??? – 15 November 1935 – 15 November 1939
LT IWAMI Motohisa (62) – 15 November 1939 - ???
??? - ??? - 20 April 1942

SHIRAYUKI
Gunnery Officers
??? - 10 December 1928 - ???
LT ESAKA Wataru (50) - ??? - 1 November 1933

??? – 1 December 1934 - ???
LTJG NIIFUKU Takashi (59) - ??? - ???
LT URANO Saburo (60) - ??? - 7 January 1941

HATSUYUKI
Gunnery Officers
??? - 30 March 1929 - 1 December 1930

??? - 1 December 1931 – 1 November 1933
LT TAKEICHI Fumio (51) – 1 November 1933 - ???
LTJG FUJIIE Wahei (59) - ??? - ???
??? - ??? - 26 July 1941

URANAMI
Gunnery Officers
(EO) – LT IZUTSU Yoshiro (49) - ??? – 25 April 1929
LT IZUTSU Yoshizo (49) - 25 April 1929 - ???
LT KIDO Tomimachi (55) - ??? - ???
??? - ??? - 26 January 1943

MURAKUMO
Gunnery Officers
??? - 1 December 1930 – 1 June 1938
LT IKEGAMI Iwao (54) – 1 June 1938 - ???
LT EZOE Tsuruo (61) - ??? - 1 November 1940
??? - 1 November 1940 - 15 November 1940

MIYUKI
Gunnery Officers
??? – 1 November 1929 – 29 June 1934

[fontessa]

Hello ijnfleetadmiral,

Could you post the Kanji for the following officers?
YOSHITOMI Kanji (SATSUKI)
FURUKAWA Tameo (SATSUKI)
OKAMURA Yoshio (SATSUKI)
URABE Hijiri (KISARAGI)
GOKYO Shigeju (MUTSUKI)
TAKEUCHI Seishichi (FUMIZUKI)
SATO Enshiro (YAYOI)
KOBAYASHI Norimitsu (YAYOI)
MOTOYAMA Takeshi (UZUKI)
NAKAJIMA Kinzaburo (MINAZUKI)
OKAMURA Saburo (MINAZUKI)
KANAHARA Reiichi (NAGATSUKI)
FUJIDAIRA Taku (NAGATSUKI)
OKAMOTO Eihei (MIKAZUKI)
HASEGAWA Haruhiko (MIKAZUKI)
ASAKURA Shigematsu (YUZUKI)
FUKUTOME Toru (MOCHIZUKI)

YOSHITOMI Kanji (SATSUKI): 吉冨寛二←田中寛二 (56)
FURUKAWA Tameo (SATSUKI): 古川為夫 (60)
OKAMURA Yukio (SATSUKI): 岡村幸雄 (59)
URABE Hijiri (KISARAGI): 浦部聖 (56)
GOKYO Shigeju (MUTSUKI): 吾郷繁重 (60)
TAKEUCHI Seishichi (FUMIZUKI): 竹内静七 (51)
SATO Enshiro (YAYOI): 佐藤円四郎 (52)
KOBAYASHI Norimitsu (YAYOI): 小林宣光 (55)
MOTOYAMA Takeshi (UZUKI): 元山斌←越智斌 (58)
NAKAJIMA Kinzaburo (MINAZUKI): 中島金三郎 (49)
OKUMURA Saburo (MINAZUKI): 奥村三郎 (50)
KANAHARA Reiichi (NAGATSUKI): 金原礼一 (64)
FUJIDAIRA Taku (NAGATSUKI): 藤平卓 (65)
OKAMOTO Eihei (MIKAZUKI): 岡本衛平 (54)
HASEGAWA Haruhiko (MIKAZUKI): 長谷川治彦←岩田治彦 (60)
ASAKURA Shigematsu (YUZUKI): 朝倉栄松 (48)
FUKUTOME Toru (MOCHIZUKI): 福留徹 (70)

1) For SATSUKI Gunnery Officers, was NAKAMATA Mansaku from Eta Jima Class 50?

Yes. He was TODOROKI Mansaku.

2) For KISARAGI Gunnery Officers, was IKEZAWA Masaki from Eta Jima Class 60?

Yes.

3) For UZUKI Gunnery Officers, was NIIFUKU Takeshi from Eta Jima Class 59?

Yes.

4) For KIKUZUKI Gunnery Officers, was YUCHI Jun from Eta Jima Class 66?

Yes.

5) Is this correct for MINAZUKI Gunnery Officers?
VACANT - 1 November 1927 - 1 December 1927

Yes.

6) Could this be correct for one of MINAZUKI's Navigators?
YASUMURA Taiichi (55)
MINAZUKI Gunnery Officer - 31 March 1936 - 1 May 1936
HOZU Navigator - 1 May 1936 - 1 December 1936

MINAZUKI Gunnery Officer: 31 March 1936 - 1 May 1936
HOZU Officer for Navigation Duty: 1 May 1936 - 1 December 1936

7) For MINAZUKI Gunnery Officers, was HASHIMOTO Itsuo from Eta Jima Class 52?

Yes.

ISONAMI
Gunnery Officers
??? - 30 June 1928 - ???
LT GONDAIRA Masao (52) - ??? - 2 November 1936
??? - 2 November 1936 - ???
LT MIYAMOTO Mitsuo (54) - ??? - ???
??? - ??? - 1 October 1940

(EO) LT / LT KAMEDA Hiromi: 1 March 1928 - 30 June 1928
LT / LT KAMEDA Hiromi: 30 June 1928 - 20 February 1929
LT / LT KAKUTA Mitsuaki: 20 February 1929 - 10 August 1930
LT / LT NEMOTO Jun’ichi: 10 August 1930 - 25 October 1931
LT / LT OKUMURA Tokifumi: 25 October 1931 - 10 December 1932
VACANT: 10 December 1932 - 16 January 1933
LT / LT HAYASHI Seizo: 16 January 1933 - 15 January 1934
LT / LT OMORI Jun’ichi: 15 January 1934 - 15 October 1935
VACANT: 15 October 1935 - 21 October 1935
LT / LT GONDAIRA Masao: 21 October 1935 - 2 November 1936
VACANT: 2 November 1936 - 20 November 1936
LT / LT MIYAMOTO Saneo: 20 November 1936 - 1 December 1937
VACANT: 1 December 1937 - 1 October 1940
LT / LT FUJIIE Kazuhei: 1 October 1940 - 10 September 1941
LT / LT SAITO Tsutomu: 10 September 1941 - 18 November 1941
LT / LT NAGAI Yasuhide: 18 November 1941 - 15 November 1942
LTJG / LTJG ISHIHARA Yasuyuki: 15 November 1942 - 1 May 1943
He survived the sinking.

FUBUKI
Gunnery Officers
(EO) - LT NISHIKAWA Kazuo (48) - ??? - 10 July 1928
LT NISHIKAWA Kazuo - 10 July 1928 - 10 December 1928
??? - 10 December 1928 - ???
LT NAKA Shigeo (52) - ??? - ???
??? - ??? - 26 November 1934

??? - 15 October 1935 - ???
LT IWAMOTO Shigenori (59) - ??? - ???
LT TAJIMA Nobutoshi (63) - ??? - 1 September 1941
??? - 1 September 1941 - 5 October 1941

(EO) LT / LT NISHIKAWA Kazuo: 10 February 1928 - 10 July 1928
LT / LT NISHIKAWA Kazuo: 10 July 1928 - 10 December 1928
LT / LT KATO Kenkichi: 10 December 1928 - 1 December 1930
LT / LT YUNOKI Shigenori: 1 December 1930 - 1 December 1931
LT / LT OTANI Takayuki: 1 December 1931 - 25 January 1932
LT / LT NARA Takao: 25 January 1932 - 1 December 1932
LT / LT HIGURASHI Saburo: 1 December 1932 - 1 November 1933
VACANT: 1 November 1933 - ???
??? / LT NAKA Shigeo: ??? - 1 December 1936
LTJG / LT IWAMOTO Shigenori: 1 December 1936 - 1 December 1937
VACANT: 1 December 1937 - 1 December 1938
LT / LT TANGE Shigemoto: 1 December 1938 - 5 December 1939
LTJG / LT TAJIMA Nobutoshi: 5 December 1939 - 1 September 1941
VACANT: 1 September 1941 - 15 October 1941
LTJG / LTJG KAMEYAMA Takeshi: 15 October 1941 - 20 May 1942
LTJG / LTJG / LT* SAKATA Katsuki: 20 May 1942 - 11 October 1942 (KIA)

SHINONOME
Gunnery Officers
??? - 25 July 1928 - 6 March 1929

??? - 1 December 1930 - ???
LT KIKUTA Saburo (52) - ??? - ???
LT IYANAGA Tsuneto (55) - ??? - 15 November 1939

??? - 17 April 1941 - 10 September 1941

(EO) LT / LT OKI Motonari: 1 March 1928 - 15 June 1928
LT / LT OKI Motonari: 15 June 1928 - 6 March 1929
LT / LT FUJIMA Ryo: 6 March 1929 - 1 December 1930
LT / LT DOI Yoshiji: 1 December 1930 - 20 October 1931
VACANT: 20 October 1931 - 1 December 1931
LT / LT SHIGAKI Kenkichi: 1 December 1931 - 15 November 1932
VACANT: 15 November 1932 - 25 January 1933
LT / LT HORIUCHI Toyoaki: 25 January 1933 - 1 November 1933
VACANT: 1 November 1933 - ???
??? / LT KIKUTA Saburo: ??? - 1 December 1936
VACANT: 1 December 1936 - 20 January 1937
VACANT: 1 December 1936 - 20 January 1937
LT / LT YAMASHITA Masamichi: 20 January 1937 - 29 September 1937
LT / LT SHIMIZU Hidemasa: 29 September 1937 - 1 December 1937
LT / LT SAKAI Tatsuo: 1 December 1937 - 1 August 1938
LTJG / LTJG IMAIZUMI Shojiro: 1 August 1938 - 15 December 1938
LT / LCDR YANAGA Tsuneto: 15 December 1938 - 15 November 1939
VACANT: 15 November 1939 - 1 May 1940
LT / LT UEMATSU Moritaro: 1 May 1940 - 15 November 1940
LTJG / LTJG OKAJIMA Toru: 15 November 1940 - 17 April 1941
LTJG / LTJG / LT* OKI Hisamitsu: 17 April 1941 - 17 December 1941 (KIA)

USUGUMO
Gunnery Officers
??? - 26 July 1928 - 1 December 1932

??? - 1 January 1933 - ???
LT KUSHIHIKI Masao (50) - ??? - ???
LT HINO Takeyoshi (55) - ??? - ???
??? - ??? - 28 July 1941

??? - 30 December 1941 - 31 July 1942

(EO) LT / LT OKADA Yozo: 1 April 1928 - 26 July 1928
LT / LT OKADA Yozo: 26 July 1928 - 10 December 1928
LT / LT TONAKI Morisada: 10 December 1928 - 30 November 1929
LT / LT KUSHIBIKI Masao: 30 November 1929 - 1 December 1930
LT / LT OKUMURA Tokifumi: 1 December 1930 - 25 October 1931
VACANT: 25 October 1931 - 1 December 1932
LT / LT HORIUCHI Toyoaki: 1 December 1932 - 25 January 1933
VACANT: 25 January 1933 - 25 May 1933
LT / LT WADA Kenzo: 25 May 1933 - 15 November 1934
VACANT: 15 November 1934 - 1 April 1935
LT / LT NAGAI Teizo: 1 April 1935 - 20 June 1935
LT / LT YABE Ko: 20 June 1935 - 25 January 1936
LT / LT SHIOMI Saburo: 25 January 1936 - 1 June 1936
LTJG / LTJG TACHIKAWA Hideo: 1 June 1936 - 1 August 1936
LT / LT HINO Takeyoshi: 1 August 1936 - 1 June 1937
VACANT: 1 June 1937 - 15 November 1937
LT / LT OHASHI Otsuzo: 15 November 1937 - 15 December 1938
LT / LT YASUI Masao: 15 December 1938 - 15 May 1939
LT / LT YOSHINO Yutaka: 15 May 1939 - 1 November 1939
LT / LT YUKI Sachio: 1 November 1939 - 15 November 1940
VACANT: 15 November 1940 - 28 July 1942
LT / LT HIRAYAMA Shigeo: 28 July 1942 - 10 October 1943
LTJG / LT / LCDR* FURUKAWA Seigo: 10 October 1943 - 7 July 1944 (KIA)

SHIRAKUMO
Gunnery Officers
??? - 28 July 1928 - 25 January 1933

??? - 15 November 1935 - 15 November 1939
LT IWAMI Motohisa (62) - 15 November 1939 - ???
??? - ??? - 20 April 1942

(EO) LT SADAKATA Shizuo: 1 February 1928 - 28 July 1928
LT / LT SADAKATA Shizuo: 28 July 1928 - 30 November 1929
LT / LT MATSUDA Gengo: 30 November 1929 - 1 December 1931
VACANT: 1 December 1931 - 1 December 1932
LT / LT ESAKA Atsushi: 1 December 1932 - 1 November 1933
LT / LT HORIUCHI Toyoaki: 1 November 1933 - 22 October 1934
VACANT: 22 October 1934 - 31 October 1935
LT / LT TSUJI Enji: 31 October 1935 - 23 May 1936
VACANT: 23 May 1936 - 1 June 1936
LTJG / LT SHAKUNAGA Jisuke: 1 June 1936 - 1 December 1936
VACANT: 1 December 1936 - 20 January 1937
LT / LT JIMI Jin’ichi: 20 January 1937 - 1 June 1937
LT / LT SHIGAKI Ikuo: 1 June 1937 - 7 October 1937
LT / LT SUGA Akiji: 7 October 1937 - 1 December 1937
LT / LT FUJIMURA Giichi: 1 December 1937 - 28 July 1938
LTJG / LT MOTOHISA Iwami: 28 July 1938 - 15 November 1939
VACANT: 15 November 1939 - 1 May 1940
LT / LT ITO Mitsuji: 1 May 1940 - 20 August 1941
LT / LT SAITO Toshio: 20 August 1941 - 15 September 1941
LT / LT KIMURA Masao: 15 September 1941 - 30 December 1941
LTJG / LT ICHIJO Jiro: 30 December 1941 - 10 September 1942
VACANT: 10 September 1942 - 25 February 1943
LTJG / LT / LCDR* SUZUKI Kenji: 25 February 1943 - 16 March 1944 (KIA)

SHIRAYUKI
Gunnery Officers
??? - 10 December 1928 - ???
LT ESAKA Wataru (50) - ??? - 1 November 1933

??? - 1 December 1934 - ???
LTJG NIIFUKU Takashi (59) - ??? - ???
LT URANO Saburo (60) - ??? - 7 January 1941

(EO) LT / LT NAKAJO Koji: 1 September 1928 - 18 December 1928
LT / LT NAKAJO Koji: 18 December 1928 - 30 November 1929
LT / LT TERASAKI Ryuji: 30 November 1929 - 1 December 1930
LT / LT MATSUMOTO Michiyo: 1 December 1930 - 1 December 1931
VACANT: 1 December 1931 - 10 December 1932
LT / LT OKUMURA Tokifumi: 10 December 1932 - 1 October 1933
VACANT: 1 October 1933 - 1 November 1933
LT / LT KOSHINO Kimitake: 1 November 1933 - 22 October 1934
LT / LT YABE Ko: 22 October 1934 - 20 June 1935
VACANT: 20 June 1935 - 18 July 1935
LT / LT HASHIMOTO Itsuo: 18 July 1935 - 15 November 1935
VACANT: 15 November 1935 - 1 June 1936
LT / LT TSUKADA Shigeo: 1 June 1936 - 1 December 1936
LTJG / LT NIIFUKU Takashi: 1 December 1936 - 1 December 1937
LT / LT SUGA Akiji: 1 December 1937 - 28 March 1938
VACANT: 28 March 1938 - 1 September 1938
LTJG / LTJG SUENAGA Isamu: 1 September 1938 - 10 October 1938
VACANT: 10 October 1938 - 1 December 1938
LT / LT KUROKI Sanemi: 1 December 1938 - 20 October 1939
LTJG / LTJG SHIMODA Takao: 20 October 1939 - 5 December 1939
LT / LT URANO Saburo: 5 December 1939 - 7 January 1941
LTJG / LT / LCDR* MIURA Tadao: 7 January 1941 - 1 March 1942 (KIA)
VACANT: 1 March 1942 - 1 April 1942
LTJG / LT SAIMU Motoi: 1 April 1942 - 18 November 1942
LTJG / LTJG / LT* OGAWA Rintaro: 18 November 1942 - 3 March 1943 (KIA)

HATSUYUKI
Gunnery Officers
??? - 30 March 1929 - 1 December 1930

??? - 1 December 1931 - 1 November 1933
LT TAKEICHI Fumio (51) - 1 November 1933 - ???
LTJG FUJIIE Wahei (59) - ??? - ???
??? - ??? - 26 July 1941

(EO) LT / LT KAMIOKA Shigeo - 30 March 1929
LT / LT KAMIOKA Shigeo: 30 March 1929 - 30 November 1929
LT / LT ONISHI Shigeaki: 30 November 1929 - 1 December 1930
LT / LT TOMONARI Kiyoshi: 1 December 1930 - 1 December 1931
VACANT: 1 December 1931 - 1 December 1932
LT / LT SAITO Yakichi: 1 December 1932 - 1 November 1933
LT / LT TAKECHI Fumio: 1 November 1933 - 1 November 1934
VACANT: 1 November 1934 - 18 July 1935
LT / LT FUTAGAMI Enzo: 18 July 1935 - 1 December 1936
LTJG / LT FUJIIE Kazuhei: 1 December 1936 - 1 December 1937
VACANT: 1 December 1937 - 15 December 1938
LT / LT FUJITA Torajiro: 15 December 1938 - 15 November 1939
VACANT: 15 November 1939 - 5 December 1939
LTJG / LT SHIMODA Takao: 5 December 1939 - 26 July 1941
VACANT: 26 July 1941 - 20 August 1941
LT / LT FUKAI Shunnosuke: 20 August 1941 - 10 November 1942
LTJG / LTJG TANAKA Kazushige: 10 November 1942 - 10 August 1943
He survived the sinking.

URANAMI
Gunnery Officers
(EO) - LT IZUTSU Yoshiro (49) - ??? - 25 April 1929
LT IZUTSU Yoshizo (49) - 25 April 1929 - ???
LT KIDO Tomimachi (55) - ??? - ???
??? - ??? - 26 January 1943

(EO) LT / LT IZUTSU Yoshizo: 20 March 1929 - 25 April 1929
LT / LT IZUTSU Yoshizo: 25 April 1929 - 5 September 1929
LT / LT SHIGA Masanari: 5 September 1929 - 1 December 1930
LT / LT NAKAGAWA Hisao: 1 December 1930 - 1 December 1932
VACANT: 1 December 1932 - 25 May 1933
LT / LT MOCHIZUKI Kaichi: 25 May 1933 - 1 November 1933
VACANT: 1 November 1933 - 18 July 1934
LT / LT YOSHIDA Akifusa: 18 July 1934 - 1 December 1936
LT / LT KIDO Tomimachi: 1 December 1936 - 1 December 1937
VACANT: 1 December 1937 - 1 August 1938
LT / LT SUZUKI Koichi: 1 August 1938 - 10 September 1938
VACANT: 10 September 1938 - 1 December 1938
LT / LT TSUCHIYA Tetsuhiko: 1 December 1938 - 15 October 1940
VACANT: 15 October 1940 - 15 November 1940
LTJG / LT YOSHIDA Masatame: 15 November 1940 - 10 September 1941
VACANT: 10 September 1941 - 15 October 1941
LTJG / LTJG URUSHIBARA Kiyohisa: 15 October 1941 - 26 January 1943
LTJG / LTJG RAI Masahiro: 26 January 1943 - 12 May 1943
LTJG / LT / LCDR* KAMI Sadao: 12 May 1943 - 31 October 1944 (DFW)
DFW: Death from Wound

MURAKUMO
Gunnery Officers
??? - 1 December 1930 - 1 June 1938
LT IKEGAMI Iwao (54) - 1 June 1938 - ???
LT EZOE Tsuruo (61) - ??? - 1 November 1940
??? - 1 November 1940 - 15 November 1940

(EO) LT / LT OGURA Tozaburo: 25 October 1928 - 10 May 1929
LT / LT OGURA Tozaburo: 10 May 1929 - 1 December 1930
LT / LT TODOROKI Mansaku: 1 December 1930 - 15 October 1931
VACANT: 15 October 1931 - 1 December 1932
LT / LCDR NARA Takao: 1 December 1932 - 15 November 1933
LT / LT YAMADA Matsuichi: 15 November 1933 - 21 October 1935
LT / LT NAMURA Toshimasa: 21 October 1935 - 12 July 1937
VACANT: 12 July 1937 - 1 December 1937
LT / LT KINOSHITA Hajime: 1 December 1937 - 1 June 1938
LT / LCDR IKEGAMI Iwao: 1 June 1938 - 15 December 1938
LTJG / LTJG IMAIZUMI Shojiro: 15 December 1938 - 1 November 1939
VACANT: 1 November 1939 - 1 May 1940
LT / LT EZOE Tsuruo: 1 May 1940 - 1 November 1940
VACANT: 1 November 1940 - 15 November 1940
LTJG / LT TANAKA Tsuneharu: 15 November 1940 - 5 September 1941
VACANT: 5 September 1941 - 15 October 1941
LTJG / LTJG IMAI Umeichi: 15 October 1941 - 5 November 1942
He survived the sinking.

MIYUKI
Gunnery Officers
??? - 1 November 1929 - 29 June 1934

(EO) LT / LT KAITO Keiroku: 1 November 1928 - 29 June 1929
LT / LT KAITO Keiroku: 29 June 1929 - 1 November 1929
VACANT: 1 November 1929 - 30 November 1929
LT / LCDR YAMAOKA Shoichi: 30 November 1929 - 1 December 1930
LT / LT SHIMAI Zenjiro: 1 December 1930 - 15 October 1931
VACANT: 15 October 1931 - 1 December 1931
LT / LT OTANI Ryuzo: 1 December 1931 - 25 July 1932
VACANT: 25 July 1932 - 1 December 1932
LT / LT ITAGAKI Kanenobu: 1 December 1932 - 5 July 1934
He survived the sinking.

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[ijnfleetadmiral]

Awesome...thanks!

Could you post the Kanji for the following officers?
NEMOTO Junichi (ISONAMI)
TANGE Shigemoto (FUBUKI)
OKI Motonari (SHINONOME)
OHASHI Otsuzo (USUGUMO)
YOSHINO Yutaka (USUGUMO)
FUJIMURA Giichi (SHIRAKUMO)
ITO Mitsuji (SHIRAKUMO)
NAKAO Koji (SHIRAYUKI)
MATSUMOYO Michiyo (SHIRAYUKI)
MOCHIZUKI Kaichi (URANAMI)
URUSHIBARA Kiyohisa (URANAMI)

1) For FUBUKI Gunnery Officers, could this be correct?
VACANT - 1 November 1933 - 26 November 1934
LT NAKAYAMA Sadayoshi (54) - 26 November 1934 - 15 October 1935
LT NAKA Shigeo (52) - 15 October 1935 - 1 December 1936

1) For SHINONOME Gunnery Officers, was IMAIZUMI Shojiro from Eta Jima Class 59?

2) For USUGUMO Gunnery Officers, was TONAKI Morisada from Eta Jima Class 50?

3) For USUGUMO Gunnery Officers, was YUKI Sachio from Eta Jima Class 60?

4) For SHIRAKUMO Gunnery Officers, was ESAKA Atsushi from Eta Jima Class 50?

5) For SHIRAKUMO Gunnery Officers, was SHAKUNAGA Jisuke from Eta Jima Class 58?

6) For SHIRAYUKI Gunnery Officers, was HASHIMOTO Itsuo from Eta Jima Class 52?

7) For HATSUYUKI Gunnery Officers, what date was KAMIOKA Shigeo appointed Equipping Officer?

8) For MIYUKI Gunnery Officers, was SHIMAI Zenjiro from Eta Jima Class 48?

Some more for you:

SHIKINAMI
Gunnery Officers
??? - 1 November 1929 - 1 December 1930

LT WATANABE Yasuji (51) - 5 September 1931 - ???
LT TODOROKI Mansaku (50) - ??? – 1 December 1932
LT MATSUMOTO Hitoshi (52) – 1 December 1932 - ???
LT FUJIMOTO Itsuo (55) - ??? - ???
??? - ??? – 10 September 1941
LTJG HAYASHI Kenzo (64) – 10 September 1941 - ???
??? - ??? - 12 May 1943
LTJG TAKETANI Hideharu (67) - 12 May 1943 - ???
??? - ??? - 15 August 1944

AYANAMI
Gunnery Officers
(EO) – LT EJIMA Hisao (47) - ??? – 30 April 1930
LT EJIMA Hisao (47) - 30 April 1930 - ???
LT FUJIMURA Yoshikazu (55) - ??? - ???
LT MATSUNAGA Chikara (56) - ??? - ???
??? - ??? – 1 September 1942

ASAGIRI
Gunnery Officers
??? - 30 June 1930 - 1 December 1931

??? - 1 December 1932 - 1 November 1934

??? - 1 December 1936 – 1 June 1938
LT OGAWA Gorota (54) – 1 June 1938 - ???
??? - ??? - 15 July 1939

??? - 15 November 1940 - 28 August 1942

YUGIRI
Gunnery Officers
??? - 3 December 1930 - ???
LT SASAKI Gunzo (54) - ??? - ???
??? - ??? - 24 April 1940

??? – 19 November 1941 - 21 December 1942
LTJG NAKAJIMA Junichi (67) - 21 December 1942 - ???
??? - ??? - 25 November 1943

AMAGIRI
Gunnery Officers
??? - 10 December 1930 - ???
LT FUKUMOTO Yoshinori (52) - ??? - ???
LT TOSHIMA Toshio (60) - ??? - 15 November 1940

SAGIRI
Gunnery Officers
(EO) – LT SUZUKI Sueshichi (50) - ??? – 30 January 1931
LT SUZUKI Sueshichi (50) - 30 January 1931 - 1 December 1931

??? - 1 April 1933 - 1 April 1941

AKEBONO
Gunnery Officers
??? - 31 July 1931 - 15 October 1940

LTJG FUJITA Masagoro (69) - 1 November 1942 - ???
LTJG UDA Hiromi (69) - ??? – 25 February 1943
??? – 25 February 1943 - 5 March 1944

OBORO
Gunnery Officers
(EO) – LT SHINOHARA Tamao (51) – 1 July 1931 – 31 October 1931
LT SHINOHARA Tamao (51) – 31 October 1931 - ???
??? - 1 September 1942

USHIO
Gunnery Officers
??? - 1 November 1933 - ???
LT TAKEICHI Fumio (51) - ??? - ???
LT AKITA Yoshio (57) - ??? – 20 October 1939
??? – 20 October 1939 - ???
LT AGO Shigeatsu (60) - ??? - 15 May 1941
??? - 15 May 1941 - 15 April 1944
LTJG SHIROYA Toru (70) - 15 April 1944 - ???
??? - ??? - 10 May 1945

SAZANAMI
Gunnery Officers
??? - 19 May 1932 - ???
LT MAEDA Kanji (50) - ??? – 15 November 1935
??? – 15 November 1935 – 28 July 1937
LT OKAMOTO Isao (57) – 28 July 1937 - ???
??? - ??? - 15 April 1940

LTJG OGAWA Hideshiro (64) – 15 November 1940 - ???
??? - ??? - 21 May 1942

[fontessa]

Hello ijnfleetadmiral,

Could you post the Kanji for the following officers?
NEMOTO Junichi (ISONAMI)
TANGE Shigemoto (FUBUKI)
OKI Motonari (SHINONOME)
OHASHI Otsuzo (USUGUMO)
YOSHINO Yutaka (USUGUMO)
FUJIMURA Giichi (SHIRAKUMO)
ITO Mitsuji (SHIRAKUMO)
NAKAO Koji (SHIRAYUKI)
MATSUMOYO Michiyo (SHIRAYUKI)
MOCHIZUKI Kaichi (URANAMI)
URUSHIBARA Kiyohisa (URANAMI)

NEGI Junichi (ISONAMI): 根木純一 (50)
TANGE Shigemoto (FUBUKI): 丹下藹基 (59)
OKI Motonari (SHINONOME): 沖元成←藤田元成 (47)
OHASHI Otsuzo (USUGUMO): 大橋乙三 (55)
YOSHINO Yutaka (USUGUMO): 吉野富 (He was a resurve officer and was appointed as a regular officer in January 1935)
FUJIMURA Giichi (SHIRAKUMO): 藤村義一→藤村義朗 (55)
ITO Mitsuji (SHIRAKUMO): 伊藤光治 (61)
NAKAJO Koji (SHIRAYUKI): 仲条公治 (47)
MATSUKI Michiyo (SHIRAYUKI): 松木通世 (50)
MOCHIZUKI Kaichi (URANAMI): 望月嘉一 (53)
URUSHIBARA Kiyohisa (URANAMI): 漆原清久 (67)

1) For FUBUKI Gunnery Officers, could this be correct?
VACANT - 1 November 1933 - 26 November 1934
LT NAKAYAMA Sadayoshi (54) - 26 November 1934 - 15 October 1935
LT NAKA Shigeo (52) - 15 October 1935 - 1 December 1936

According to the Official Gazette:
LT NAKAYAMA Sadayoshi Navigation Officer of FUBUKI: 1 November 1934 - 31 October 1935
FUBUKI Gunnery Officers
VACANT: 1 November 1933 - 18 July 1934
LT / LT NAKA Shigeo: 18 July 1934 - 1 December 1936

1) For SHINONOME Gunnery Officers, was IMAIZUMI Shojiro from Eta Jima Class 59?

The Kanji for him was 今泉正次郎 (62)

2) For USUGUMO Gunnery Officers, was TONAKI Morisada from Eta Jima Class 50?

Yes.

3) For USUGUMO Gunnery Officers, was YUKI Sachio from Eta Jima Class 60?

Yes.

4) For SHIRAKUMO Gunnery Officers, was ESAKA Atsushi from Eta Jima Class 50?

Yes.

5) For SHIRAKUMO Gunnery Officers, was SHAKUNAGA Jisuke from Eta Jima Class 58?

Yes.

6) For SHIRAYUKI Gunnery Officers, was HASHIMOTO Itsuo from Eta Jima Class 52?

Yes.

7) For HATSUYUKI Gunnery Officers, what date was KAMIOKA Shigeo appointed Equipping Officer?

I would like to correct as the below.
HATSUYUKI Gunnery Officers
(EO) LT / LT KAMIOKA Shigeo: 10 December 1928 - 7 February 1929
LT / LT KAMIOKA Shigeo: 7 February 1929 - 30 November 1929

8) For MIYUKI Gunnery Officers, was SHIMAI Zenjiro from Eta Jima Class 48?

Yes.

SHIKINAMI
Gunnery Officers
??? - 1 November 1929 - 1 December 1930

LT WATANABE Yasuji (51) - 5 September 1931 - ???
LT TODOROKI Mansaku (50) - ??? - 1 December 1932
LT MATSUMOTO Hitoshi (52) - 1 December 1932 - ???
LT FUJIMOTO Itsuo (55) - ??? - ???
??? - ??? - 10 September 1941
LTJG HAYASHI Kenzo (64) - 10 September 1941 - ???
??? - ??? - 12 May 1943
LTJG TAKETANI Hideharu (67) - 12 May 1943 - ???
??? - ??? - 15 August 1944

(EO) LT / LT INADA Yoshito: 15 October 1929 - 1 November 1929
LT / LT INADA Yoshito: 1 November 1929 - 1 December 1930
LT / LT KISAKA Yoshitane: 1 December 1930 - 5 September 1931
LT / LT WATANABE Yasuji: 5 September 1931 - 15 October 1931
LT / LT TODOROKI Mansaku: 15 October 1931 - 1 December 1932
LT / LT MATSUMOTO Hisashi: 1 December 1932 - 1 November 1933
VACANT: 1 November 1933 - 18 July 1934
LT / LT HINO Takeyoshi: 18 July 1934 - 22 July 1936
LTJG / LT SHIMOSE Yoshro: 22 July 1936 - 1 December 1936
LT / LT FUJIMOTO Itsuo: 1 December 1936 - 1 December 1937
VACANT: 1 December 1937 - 15 November 1940
LTJG / LT MAEDA Yasuhiko: 15 November 1940 - 10 September 1941
LT / LT HAYASHI Kenzo: 10 September 1941 - 10 May 1943
VACANT: 10 May 1943 - 12 May 1943
LTJG / LT TAKETANI Hideharu: 12 May 1943 - 15 August 1944
LT / LT YAMAGUCHI Tokuhiko: 15 August 1944 - 28 September 1944
He survived the sinking.

AYANAMI
Gunnery Officers
(EO) - LT EJIMA Hisao (47) - ??? - 30 April 1930
LT EJIMA Hisao (47) - 30 April 1930 - ???
LT FUJIMURA Yoshikazu (55) - ??? - ???
LT MATSUNAGA Chikara (56) - ??? - ???
??? - ??? - 1 September 1942

(EO) LT / LT EJIMA Hisao: 15 January 1930 - 30 April 1930
LT / LT EJIMA Hisao: 30 April 1930 - 1 December 1930
LT / LT ESAKA Atsushi: 1 December 1930 - 1 December 1931
LT / LT NOJI Sosuke: 1 December 1931 - 15 November 1932
VACANT: 15 November 1932 - 16 January 1933
LT / LT NAGAI Teizo: 16 January 1933 - 1 November 1933
VACANT: 1 November 1933 - 25 May 1934
LT / LT YANAGA Tsuneto: 25 May 1934 - 15 October 1935
LT / LT FUJIMURA Giichi: 15 October 1935 - 16 November 1936
VACANT: 16 November 1936 - 1 December 1936
LT / LT MATSUNAGA Tsutomu: 1 December 1936 - 1 December 1937
VACANT: 1 December 1937 - 1 August 1938
LT / LT TAKEUCHI Yoshimasa: 1 August 1938 - 16 August 1938
VACANT: 16 August 1938 - 15 December 1938
LTJG / LTJG MAMORU Kyoji: 15 December 1938 - 15 November 1939
VACANT: 15 November 1939 - 15 November 1940
LTJG / LT SUZUKI Kiyotaka: 15 November 1940 - 1 September 1941
LTJG / LT NAKAJIMA Einosuke: 1 September 1941 - 1 September 1942
LT / LT SUZUKI Nao’omi: 1 September 1942 - 15 December 1942
He survived the sinking.

ASAGIRI
Gunnery Officers
??? - 30 June 1930 - 1 December 1931

??? - 1 December 1932 - 1 November 1934

??? - 1 December 1936 - 1 June 1938
LT OGAWA Gorota (54) - 1 June 1938 - ???
??? - ??? - 15 July 1939

??? - 15 November 1940 - 28 August 1942

(EO) LT / LT INOUE Ken’ichi: 10 April 1930 - 25 April 1930
LT / LT INOUE Ken’ichi: 25 April 1930 - 1 December 1931
LT / LT IWAGAMI Jiichi: 1 December 1931 - 1 December 1932
LT / LT SUZUKI Sueshichi: 1 December 1932 - 18 May 1934
VACANT: 18 May 1934 - 18 July 1934
LT / LT MATSUZAKI Jukichi: 18 July 1934 - 1 November 1934
LT / LCDR IWAGAMI Jiichi: 1 November 1934 - 1 December 1936
LT / LT URABE Hijiri: 1 December 1936 - 3 August 1937
LT / LCDR MOCHIZUKI Kaichi: 3 August 1937 - 1 December 1937
LT / LT OHARA Yotsuo: 1 December 1937 - 1 June 1938
LT / LCDR OGAWA Gorota: 1 June 1938 - 1 December 1938
LT / LT KOYA Masuo: 1 December 1938 - 15 October 1939
VACANT: 15 October 1939 - 15 November 1939
LT / LT KASUGA Hiroshi: 15 November 1939 - 15 November 1940
LTJG / LT KOYAMA Ryozo: 15 November 1940 - 1 October 1941
LT / LT SATO Sadao: 1 October 1941 - 10 September 1942
He survived the sinking.

YUGIRI
Gunnery Officers
??? - 3 December 1930 - ???
LT SASAKI Gunzo (54) - ??? - ???
??? - ??? - 24 April 1940

??? - 19 November 1941 - 21 December 1942
LTJG NAKAJIMA Junichi (67) - 21 December 1942 - ???
??? - ??? - 25 November 1943

(EO) LT / LT KAWASAKI Matsuhei: 29 August 1930 - 18 October 1930
LT / LT KAWASAKI Matsuhei: 18 October 1930 - 1 December 1931
LT / LT MAKITA Yoshiro: 1 December 1931 - 1 November 1933
LT / LT HARA Michio: 1 November 1933 - 6 December 1933
LT / LT MACHIDA Kikukichi: 6 December 1933 - 21 October 1935
VACANT: 21 October 1935 - 21 July 1936
LT / LCDR YANO Masatoshi: 21 July 1936 - 1 December 1936
LT / LT SASAKI Gunzo: 1 December 1936 - 29 July 1937
LT / LCDR TAKAO Takumi: 29 July 1937 - 1 December 1937
LT / LT MIYAMOTO Takao: 1 December 1937 - 1 June 1938
LT / LT YANAGI Toshio: 1 June 1938 - 1 December 1938
VACANT: 1 December 1938 - 15 December 1938
LT / LT TANIHARA Tatsuka: 15 December 1938 - 15 November 1939
VACANT: 15 November 1939 - 1 May 1940
LT / LT YASU Heisuke: 1 May 1940 - 1 April 1941
LTJG / LT KUNITANI Masanobu: 1 April 1941 - 19 November 1941
LTJG / LTJG NAKAO Inuji: 19 November 1941 - 18 November 1942
VACANT: 18 November 1942 - 20 December 1942
LTJG / LT NAKAJIMA Jun’ichi: 20 December 1942 - 15 December 1943
He survived the sinking.

AMAGIRI
Gunnery Officers
??? - 10 December 1930 - ???
LT FUKUMOTO Yoshinori (52) - ??? - ???
LT TOSHIMA Toshio (60) - ??? - 15 November 1940

(EO) LT / LT FUJIO Katsuo: 29 August 1930 - 10 November 1930
LT / LT FUJIO Katsuo: 10 November 1930 - 1 December 1931
LT / LT OTANI Inaho: 1 December 1931 - 1 December 1932
LT / LT MIZOGUCHI Gonshichi: 1 December 1932 - 20 October 1933
VACANT: 20 October 1933 - 10 July 1934
LT / LT YOSHINO Akira: 10 July 1934 - 15 December 1934
VACANT: 15 December 1934 - 10 April 1935
LT / LT IDE Sakujiro: 10 April 1935 - 18 June 1935
VACANT: 18 June 1935 - 31 October 1935
LT / LT HIDAKA Mayu: 31 October 1935 - 2 April 1936
LT / LCDR FUKUMOTO Yoshinori: 2 April 1936 - 1 December 1937
LT / LT ASAI Akio: 1 December 1937 - 1 August 1938
LTJG / LTJG KISANUKI Yoshio: 1 August 1938 - 15 December 1938
LT / LT TAKEYAMA Yurito: 15 December 1938 - 15 November 1939
VACANT: 15 November 1939 - 1 May 1940
LT / LT TOSHIMA Toshio: 1 May 1940 - 15 November 1940
LTJG / LT NAGATA Yukio: 15 November 1940 - 21 July 1941
VACANT: 21 July 1941 - 20 August 1941
LTJG / LT EGUCHI Morimasa: 20 August 1941 - 10 September 1942
LTJG / LTJG YAMAMOTO Yoshie: 10 September 1942 - 1 September 1943
LTJG / LT KANAZAWA Shigeo: 1 September 1943 - 6 May 1944
He survived the sinking

SAGIRI
Gunnery Officers
(EO) - LT SUZUKI Sueshichi (50) - ??? - 30 January 1931
LT SUZUKI Sueshichi (50) - 30 January 1931 - 1 December 1931

??? - 1 April 1933 - 1 April 1941

(EO) LT / LT SUZUKI Suekichi: 29 August 1930 - 31 January 1931
LT / LT SUZUKI Suekichi: 31 January 1931 - 1 December 1931
LT / LT OZAKI Toshiharu: 1 December 1931 - 1 April 1933
LT / LT OKAMOTO Eihei: 1 April 1933 - 15 October 1935
VACANT: 15 October 1935 - 1 April 1936
LT / LT NOGUCHI Yutaka: 1 April 1936 - 30 September 1936
VACANT: 30 September 1936 - 20 January 1937
LT / LT IDE Moto’o: 20 January 1937 - 3 September 1937
LT / LT KOGA Shizuo 3 September 1937 - 15 March 1938
LTJG / LTJG IGARASHI Takeo: 15 March 1938 - 14 April 1938
VACANT: 14 April 1938 - 15 December 1938
LT / LT NAKAO Shizuo: 15 December 1938 - 1 June 1939
LT / LT OKAZAKI Sahei: 1 June 1939 - 5 July 1939
VACANT: 5 July 1939 - 1 May 1940
LT / LT YOSHINO Yutaka: 1 May 1940 - 1 April 1941
LT / LT YASU Heisuke: 1 April 1941 - 10 September 1941
VACANT: 10 September 1941 - 15 October 1941
LTJG / LTJG TANAKA Ken’ichi: 15 October 1941 - 15 January 1942
He survived the sinking.

AKEBONO
Gunnery Officers
??? - 31 July 1931 - 15 October 1940

LTJG FUJITA Masagoro (69) - 1 November 1942 - ???
LTJG UDA Hiromi (69) - ??? - 25 February 1943
??? - 25 February 1943 - 5 March 1944

(EO) LT / LT SHIMAUCHI Kichiji: 5 March 1931 - 31 July 1931
LT / LT SHIMAUCHI Kichiji: 31 July 1931 - 15 November 1932
LT / LCDR KOYANAGI Tokumatsu: 15 November 1932 - 15 November 1933
LT / LT OKUMURA Saburo: 15 November 1933 - 18 July 1934
LT / LT IWAKI Shigemi: 18 July 1934 - 22 October 1934
VACANT: 22 October 1934 - 18 July 1935
LT / LT NOGUCHI Yutaka: 18 July 1935 - 1 April 1936
VACANT: 1 April 1936 - 22 July 1936
LT / LT DOI Yasumi: 22 July 1936 - 15 December 1937
LT / LT OMORI Jun’ichi: 15 December 1937 - 1 August 1938
LTJG / LTJG SATO Kiyozo: 1 August 1938 - 15 December 1938
LT / LT NOMURA Shunji: 15 December 1938 - 15 October 1940
LTJG / LT SAITO Tsutomu: 15 October 1940 - 10 September 1941
VACANT: 10 September 1941 - 1 November 1942
LTJG / LTJG FUJITA Masagoro: 1 November 1942 - 1 March 1944
VACANT: 1 March 1944 - 5 March 1944
LTJG / LT / LCDR* IWABUCHI Naritada: 5 March 1944 - 13 November 1944 (KIA)

OBORO
Gunnery Officers
(EO) - LT SHINOHARA Tamao (51) - 1 July 1931 - 31 October 1931
LT SHINOHARA Tamao (51) - 31 October 1931 - ???
??? - 1 September 1942

(EO) LT / LT SHINOHARA Tamao: 15 April 1931 - 1 July 1931
LT / LT SHINOHARA Tamao: 1 July 1931 - 15 January 1932
LT / LT HAJI Kitaro: 15 January 1932 - 15 November 1932
VACANT: 15 November 1932 - 1 December 1932
LT / LT SUGAI Takeo: 1 December 1932 - 15 November 1934
VACANT: 15 November 1934 - ???
??? / LT HIRATA Haruo: ??? - 1 April 1936
VACANT: 1 April 1936 - 1 June 1936
LTJG / LT KURIYAMA Shigeshi: 1 June 1936 - 1 December 1936
LT / LT YAMADA Matsuichi: 1 December 1936 - 15 November 1937
LT / LCDR FUKUSHIMA Yoshihiko: 15 November 1937 - 15 December 1938
LT / LT MOTOAKI Tokuji: 15 December 1938 - 25 March 1941
LTJG IMAMURA Masutoshi / LTJG OGURA Masutoshi: 25 March 1941 - 20 August 1941
I think IMAMURA Masutoshi became a son-in-law, so his family name changed.
LTJG / LT NAKAMURA Yoshio: 20 August 1941 - 1 September 1942
LTJG / LTJG / LT* NOZAKI Tetsuo: 1 September 1942 - 17 October 1942 (KIA)

USHIO
Gunnery Officers
??? - 1 November 1933 - ???
LT TAKEICHI Fumio (51) - ??? - ???
LT AKITA Yoshio (57) - ??? - 20 October 1939
??? - 20 October 1939 - ???
LT AGO Shigeatsu (60) - ??? - 15 May 1941
??? - 15 May 1941 - 15 April 1944
LTJG SHIROYA Toru (70) - 15 April 1944 - ???
??? - ??? - 10 May 1945

(EO) LT / LT SUGI Toma: 15 April 1931 - 14 November 1931
LT / LT SUGI Toma: 14 November 1931 - 1 November 1933
LT / LT MATSUMOTO Hisashi: 1 November 1933 - 2 June 1934
VACANT: 2 June 1934 - 18 July 1934
LT / LT ITAGAKI Kanenobu: 18 July 1934 - 1 November 1934
VACANT: 1 November 1934 - 15 November 1934
LT / LT NAGATA Hideo: 15 November 1934 - 15 June 1935
VACANT: 15 June 1935 - 18 July 1935
LT / LT MATSUNAGA Tsutomu: 18 July 1935 - 20 August 1935
LT / LCDR TAKECHI Fumio: 20 August 1935 - 1 December 1936
LT / LT SHIMIZU Hidemasa: 1 December 1936 - 7 September 1937
LT / LCDR KUDO Isamu: 7 September 1937 - 1 December 1937
LT / LT SATO Enshiro: 1 December 1937 - 10 November 1938
LT / LT AKITA Yoshio: 10 November 1938 - 20 October 1939
VACANT: 20 October 1939 - 1 December 1939
LT / LT GOKYO Shigeju: 1 December 1939 - 14 May 1941
LT / LT ITO Hiroshi: 14 May 1941 - 15 September 1941
VACANT: 15 September 1941 - 1 November 1942
LTJG / LT TAKEZAKI Shunji: 1 November 1942 - 15 April 1944
LTJG / LT SHIROYA Taro: 15 April 1944 - 1 May 1945
VACANT: 1 May 1945 - 10 May 1945
LTJG / LT KO’ORI Shigeo: 10 May 1945 - 3 July 1945
NO DATA

SAZANAMI
Gunnery Officers
??? - 19 May 1932 - ???
LT MAEDA Kanji (50) - ??? - 15 November 1935
??? - 15 November 1935 - 28 July 1937
LT OKAMOTO Isao (57) - 28 July 1937 - ???
??? - ??? - 15 April 1940

LTJG OGAWA Hideshiro (64) - 15 November 1940 - ???
??? - ??? - 21 May 1942

(EO) LT / LT BABA Noboru: 11 January 1932 - 4 February 1932
LT / LT BABA Noboru: 4 February 1932 - 15 November 1934
LT / LCDR MAEDA Kanji: 15 November 1934 - 15 November 1935
VACANT: 15 November 1935 - 31 August 1936
LT / LT TSUJIMOTO Tsuyoshi: 31 August 1936 - 30 September 1936
VACANT: 30 September 1936 - 1 December 1936
LT / LT TSUJIMOTO Takeshi: 1 December 1936 - 21 June 1937
VACANT: 21 June 1937 - 28 July 1937
LT / LT OKAMOTO Isao: 28 July 1937 - 30 January 1938
LT / LT YANAGI Toshio: 30 January 1938 - 1 June 1938
VACANT: 1 June 1938 - 20 June 1939
LT / LT SATAKE Taemon: 20 June 1939 - 1 November 1939
LT / LT TACHIKAWA Hideo: 1 November 1939 - 15 October 1940
LTJG / LT OKAWA Hideshiro: 15 October 1940 - 20 August 1941
VACANT: 20 August 1941 - 15 October 1941
LTJG / LTJG ANDO Fumihiko: 15 October 1941 - 25 July 1942
LTJG / LT TOMITA Masadome: 25 July 1942 - 25 October 1943
LTJG / LT / LCDR* HARADA Yomio: 25 October 1943 - 14 January 1944 (KIA)

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[ijnfleetadmiral]

Awesome...thanks!

Could you post the Kanji for the following officers?
SUZUKI Kiyotaka (AYANAMI)
NAKAJIMA Einosuke (AYANAMI)
IWAKI Shigemi (AKEBONO)
MATSUNAGA Tsutomu (USHIO)

1) For SAGIRI Gunnery Officers, I have LT YOSHINO Tomi (Res.) as posted Gunnery Officer from 10 September 1941 - 15 October 1941.

2) For AKEBONO Gunnery Officers, I have LT TANAKA Akihide (Res.) as posted Gunnery Officer from 1 September 1941 - 10 November 1942.

Some more for you:

IKAZUCHI
Gunnery Officers
??? - 25 March 1933 – ???
LTJG SAKAI Nobuichi (63) - ??? - 15 November 1940

??? – 20 September 1941 - 15 October 1941

INAZUMA
Gunnery Officers
??? - 15 November 1932 – 28 July 1937
LT KARASHIMA Tatsuo (56) – 28 July 1937 - ???
LT SATO Sunao (59) - ??? - 10 September 1941
??? - 10 September 1941 - 15 October 1941

AKATSUKI
Gunnery Officers
??? - 30 November 1932 - ???
LT IKEGAMI Iwao (54) - ??? – 1 June 1938
LT IYANAGA Tsuneto (55) - ??? - ???
??? – 1 June 1938 - 28 August 1942

HIBIKI
Gunnery Officers
??? - 30 January 1933 - 22 October 1934

??? - 21 November 1935 - ???
LT OKAMOTO Morihira (54) - ??? - ???
LT TANGE Aiki (59) - ??? - 15 November 1940

??? - 15 September 1942 - 10 October 1942
LTJG NAKAMURA Katsuki (??) - 10 October 1942 - ???
??? - ??? - 25 May 1944

HATSUHARU
Gunnery Officers
??? - 1 July 1933 - ???
LT HIDESHIMA Shigenobu (52) - ??? - ???
??? - ??? - 5 August 1933

??? - 15 November 1934 - ???
LT TOKIWA Teizo (58) - ??? - 2 January 1938

??? – 1 December 1938 - 15 November 1940

??? - 20 November 1942 - 10 September 1943

NENOHI
Gunnery Officers
??? - 30 September 1933 - ???
LT / LCDR* MATSUURA Hideto (62) - ??? - 4 July 1942 (KIA)

HATSUSHIMO
Gunnery Officers
??? - 27 September 1934 - ???
LTJG KOMIZAKI Yoshiharu (64) - ??? – 15 November 1940
??? - 15 November 1940 - 10 November 1942
LTJG DOI Yukio (69) - 10 November 1942 - ???
??? - ??? - 28 April 1944
LTJG FUJII Harumi (70) - 28 April 1944 - ???
??? - ??? - 30 July 1945

WAKABA
Gunnery Officers
??? - 10 October 1934 - ???
LT ITO Suekichi (57) - ??? - ???
??? - ??? - 1 December 1938
LT MATSUYAMA Mizuho (60) - 1 December 1938 - ???
LT HAGIWARA Manubu (60) - ??? - ???
LT OGIWARA Manabu (63) - ??? – 10 April 1941

YUGURE
Gunnery Officers
??? - 25 January 1935 - ???
LT FUKUCHI Kaneo (52) - ??? - ???
LT KANAO Ryoichi (56) - ??? - 15 November 1940

ARIAKE
Gunnery Officers
??? - 25 March 1935 - ???
LT NISHIMURA Masao (54) - ??? - ???
LT KITAMURA Hajime (55) - ??? - ???
LTJG TANAKA Shunji (62) - ??? – 15 November 1939
??? – 15 November 1939 - ???
LT KATO Seiichi (63) - ??? - 17 April 1941
??? - 17 April 1941 – 10 September 1941
LT KIKUCHI Toshitaka (62) – 10 September 1941 - ???
??? - ??? - 10 February 1943

[fontessa]

Hello ijnfleetadmiral,

Could you post the Kanji for the following officers?
SUZUKI Kiyotaka (AYANAMI)
NAKAJIMA Einosuke (AYANAMI)
IWAKI Shigemi (AKEBONO)
MATSUNAGA Tsutomu (USHIO)

SUZUKI Yasutaka (AYANAMI): 鈴木靖隆 (64)
NAKAJIMA Einosuke (AYANAMI): 中島英之助 (65)
IWAKI Shigemi (AKEBONO): 岩城繁 (52)
MATSUNAGA Tsutomu (USHIO): 松永力 (56)

1) For SAGIRI Gunnery Officers, I have LT YOSHINO Tomi (Res.) as posted Gunnery Officer from 10 September 1941 - 15 October 1941.

I rechecked Naval Transfer and Promotion Lists. But I couldn’t find the above appointment / relief.

2) For AKEBONO Gunnery Officers, I have LT TANAKA Akihide (Res.) as posted Gunnery Officer from 1 September 1941 - 10 November 1942.

I have posted the below for AKEBONO.
LTJG / LT SAITO Tsutomu: 15 October 1940 - 10 September 1941
VACANT: 10 September 1941 - 1 November 1942
LTJG / LTJG FUJITA Masagoro: 1 November 1942 - 1 March 1944
I rechecked Naval Transfer and Promotion Lists. LT TANAKA Akihide was not appointed on 10 September 1941, and was not relieved on 1 November 1942.

IKAZUCHI
Gunnery Officers
??? - 25 March 1933 - ???
LTJG SAKAI Nobuichi (63) - ??? - 15 November 1940

??? - 20 September 1941 - 15 October 1941

(EO) LT / LT KISAKA Yoshitane: 15 April 1932 - 15 August 1932
LT / LT KISAKA Yoshitane: 15 August 1932 - 1 December 1932
LT / LT IWAGAMI Jiichi: 1 December 1932 - 25 March 1933
VAKANT: 25 March 1933 - 25 May 1933
LT / LT KOGISO Kenzo: 25 May 1933 - 1 September 1934
LT / LT NOJI Sosuke: 1 September 1934 - 15 October 1935
LT / ??? MIYANO Toyosaburo: 15 October 1935 - ???
LT / LT SHAKUNAGA Jisuke: 28 July 1937 - 19 April 1938
VACANT: 19 April 1938 - 15 December 1938
LTJG / LCDR SAITO Akira: 15 December 1938 - 15 November 1939
LTJG / LT SAKAI Shin’ichi: 15 November 1939 - 15 November 1940
LT / LT ONOUE Nobuyuki: 15 November 1940 - 20 September 1941
VACANT: 20 September 1941 - 15 October 1941
LTJG / LTJG TAGAMI Shunzo: 15 October 1941 - 25 July 1942
LTJG / LTJG NISHIYAMA Ken’ichi: 25 July 1942 - 30 September 1943
LTJG / LT / LCDR* OBA Yukiji: 30 September 1943 - 13 April 1944 (KIA)

INAZUMA
Gunnery Officers
??? - 15 November 1932 - 28 July 1937
LT KARASHIMA Tatsuo (56) - 28 July 1937 - ???
LT SATO Sunao (59) - ??? - 10 September 1941
??? - 10 September 1941 - 15 October 1941

(EO) LT / LT NAGAI Teizo: 10 June 1932 - 15 November 1932
LT / LT NAGAI Teizo: 15 November 1932 - 16 January 1933
LT / LT FUJIO Katsuo: 16 January 1933 - 25 May 1933
LT / LT SASAGAWA Tohei: 25 May 1933 - 1 April 1935
LT / LT MATSUNOBE Jin’ichi: 1 April 1935 - 22 April 1937
VACANT: 22 April 1937 - 28 July 1937
LT / LT KARASHIMA Tatsuo: 28 July 1937 - 19 April 1938
VACANT: 19 April 1938 - 1 August 1938
LT / LT OMORI Jun’ichi: 1 August 1938 - 10 September 1938
VACANT: 10 September 1938 - 15 December 1938
LT / LT NAKAMURA Tomao: 15 December 1938 - 22 June 1939
LT / LT SAKAMOTO Bun’ichi: 22 June 1939 - 1 November 1939
VACANT: 1 November 1939 - 15 November 1939
LT / LT SATO Sunao: 15 November 1939 - 10 September 1941
VACANT: 10 September 1941 - 15 October 1941
LTJG / LT KIKUCHI Masaaki: 15 October 1941 - 10 August 1943
LTJG / LT OSHIKA Kiyotaka: 10 August 1943 - 29 May 1944
He survived the sinking.

AKATSUKI
Gunnery Officers
??? - 30 November 1932 - ???
LT IKEGAMI Iwao (54) - ??? - 1 June 1938
LT IYANAGA Tsuneto (55) - ??? - ???
??? - 1 June 1938 - 28 August 1942

(EO) LT / LT OTANI Ryuzo: 25 July 1932 - 20 August 1932
LT / LT OTANI Ryuzo: 20 August 1932 - 1 November 1934
LT / LT YANO Masatoshi: 1 November 1934 - 21 July 1936
VACANT: 21 July 1936 - 1 December 1936
LT / LT YANAGA Tsuneto: 1 December 1936 - 1 December 1937
LT / LT IKEGAMI Iwao: 1 December 1937 - 1 June 1938
VACANT: 1 June 1938 - 1 August 1938
LT / LT ASAI Akio: 1 August 1938 - 20 September 1938
VACANT: 20 September 1938 - 1 December 1939
LT / LT ASADA Kazutoshi: 1 December 1939 - 10 September 1941
LTJG / LT NAMIKAWA Muneyasu: 10 September 1941 - 28 August 1942
LT / LT / LCDR* YAMAGATA Tatsuo: 28 August 1942 - 12 November 1942 (KIA)

HIBIKI
Gunnery Officers
??? - 30 January 1933 - 22 October 1934

??? - 21 November 1935 - ???
LT OKAMOTO Morihira (54) - ??? - ???
LT TANGE Aiki (59) - ??? - 15 November 1940

??? - 15 September 1942 - 10 October 1942
LTJG NAKAMURA Katsuki (??) - 10 October 1942 - ???
??? - ??? - 25 May 1944

(EO) LT / LT MAKIUCHI Tadao: 1 December 1932 - 30 January 1933
LT / LT MAKIUCHI Tadao: 30 January 1933 - 22 October 1934
LT / LCDR KOSHINO Kimitake: 22 October 1934 - 21 November 1935
LT / LT INOUE Takeo: 21 November 1935 - 1 December 1936
LT / LT OKAMOTO Eihei: 1 December 1936 - 3 February 1938
LT / LT TACHIKAWA Hideo: 3 February 1938 - 19 April 1938
VACANT: 19 April 1938 - 15 December 1938
LT / LT TANAKA Tomonobu: 15 December 1938 - 15 November 1939
LTJG / LTJG ONO Koji: 15 November 1939 - 10 January 1940
LT / LT TANGE Shigemoto: 10 January 1940 - 15 November 1940
LT / LT TAZAKI Shozo: 15 November 1940 - 15 September 1942
VACANT: 15 September 1942 - 10 October 1942
LTJG / LT NAKAMURA Katsuki: 10 October 1942 - 25 May 1944
LTJG / LT KAWAZOE Toru: 25 May 1944 - 10 July 1945
LT / ??? SHIMIZU Kiyoshi: 10 July 1945 - ???
NO DATA

HATSUHARU
Gunnery Officers
??? - 1 July 1933 - ???
LT HIDESHIMA Shigenobu (52) - ??? - ???
??? - ??? - 5 August 1933

??? - 15 November 1934 - ???
LT TOKIWA Teizo (58) - ??? - 2 January 1938

??? - 1 December 1938 - 15 November 1940

??? - 20 November 1942 - 10 September 1943

VACANT: 1 July 1933 - 5 August 1933
LT / LT KAMIKAWA Takeo: 5 August 1933 - 15 November 1934
LT / LT HIDESHIMA Narinobu: 15 November 1934 - 1 December 1936
VACANT: 1 December 1936 - ???
??? / LT NAKANO Tadao: ??? - 13 October 1937
LT / LT TAMURA Kimimoto: 13 October 1937 - 1 December 1937
LT / LT HINO Takeyoshi: 1 December 1937 - 15 December 1937
VACANT: 15 December 1937 - 24 December 1937
LT / LT TOKIWA Teizo: 24 December 1937 - 2 January 1938
LT / LT HAMADA Shoichi: 2 January 1938 - 2 February 1938
VACANT: 2 February 1938 - 1 August 1938
LT / LT TOMIKAWA Kenzo: 1 August 1938 - 1 December 1938
LT / LCDR KITAYAWA Katsuo: 1 December 1938 - 15 November 1939
VACANT: 15 November 1939 - 15 November 1940
LTJG / LT TANIGUCHI Makoto: 15 November 1940 - 1 September 1941
VACANT: 1 September 1941 - 15 October 1941
LTJG / LTJG KITAGAWA Sadao: 15 October 1941 - 20 November 1942
VACANT: 20 November 1942 - 10 September 1943
LTJG / LT SHIRAISHI Norio: 10 September 1943 - 1 July 1944
LTJG / LTJG HIROSAKI Ryoji: 1 July 1944 - 22 July 1944
LTJG / LT MORIYA Naoyuki: 22 July 1944 - 10 December 1944
He survived the sinking.

NENOHI
Gunnery Officers
??? - 30 September 1933 - ???
LT / LCDR* MATSUURA Hideto (62) - ??? - 4 July 1942 (KIA)

VACANT: 30 September 1933 - 20 June 1934
LT / LT YANO Minoru: 20 June 1934 - 10 November 1936
VACANT: 10 November 1936 - 1 December 1936
LT / LT MIKAMI Sakuo: 1 December 1936 - 1 December 1937
VACANT: 1 December 1937 - 1 December 1938
LT / LT NISHIYAMA Shiro: 1 December 1938 - 15 October 1939
LT / LT YAKURA Satoshi: 15 October 1939 - 10 September 1941
LT / LT / LCDR* MATSUURA Hideto: 10 September 1941 - 5 July 1942 (KIA)

HATSUSHIMO
Gunnery Officers
??? - 27 September 1934 - ???
LTJG KOMIZAKI Yoshiharu (64) - ??? - 15 November 1940
??? - 15 November 1940 - 10 November 1942
LTJG DOI Yukio (69) - 10 November 1942 - ???
??? - ??? - 28 April 1944
LTJG FUJII Harumi (70) - 28 April 1944 - ???
??? - ??? - 30 July 1945

(EO) LT / LT TOKI Isao: 15 March 1934 - 27 September 1934
LT / LT TOKI Isao: 27 September 1934 - 1 November 1934
LT / LT SATO Toyosaburo: 1 November 1934 - 21 October 1935
VACANT: 21 October 1935 - 15 November 1935
LT / LT OHARA Yotsuo: 15 November 1935 - 1 December 1936
LT / LT KOGA Shigetoshi: 1 December 1936 - 1 December 1937
VACANT: 1 December 1937 - 15 December 1938
LT / LT TAKUWA Tokio: 15 December 1938 - 15 October 1939
VACANT: 15 October 1939 - 15 November 1940
LTJG / LT KOMAZAKI Yoshiharu: 15 November 1940 - 13 November 1941
LT / LT MINEO Shizuhiko: 13 November 1941 - 10 November 1942
LTJG / LT DOI Yukio: 10 November 1942 - 28 April 1944
LTJG / LT FUJII Harumi: 28 April 1944 - 10 April 1945
He survived the sinking.

WAKABA
Gunnery Officers
??? - 10 October 1934 - ???
LT ITO Suekichi (57) - ??? - ???
??? - ??? - 1 December 1938
LT MATSUYAMA Mizuho (60) - 1 December 1938 - ???
LT HAGIWARA Manubu (60) - ??? - ???
LT OGIWARA Manabu (63) - ??? - 10 April 1941

VACANT: 10 October 1934 - 15 November 1934
LT / LT MATSUO Keisuke: 15 November 1934 - 10 August 1935
LT / LT FUKUSHIMA Yoshihiko: 10 August 1935 - 1 December 1936
LT / LT ITO Suekichi: 1 December 1936 - 1 December 1937
VACANT: 1 December 1937 - 1 August 1938
LT / LT KIDO Tomimatsu: 1 August 1938 - 1 December 1938
LT / LT MATSUYAMA Mizuho: 1 December 1938 - 15 October 1939
VACANT: 15 October 1939 - 16 October 1939
LTJG / LT OGIWARA Manabu: 16 October 1939 - 10 April 1941
LTJG / LT MASUZAWA Kiyoshi: 10 April 1941 - 5 September 1942
LTJG / LTJG OISHI Shigeo: 5 September 1942 - 30 September 1943
LTJG / LT HATTORI Shinrokuro: 30 September 1943 - 17 November 1944
He survived the sinking.

YUGURE
Gunnery Officers
??? - 25 January 1935 - ???
LT FUKUCHI Kaneo (52) - ??? - ???
LT KANAO Ryoichi (56) - ??? - 15 November 1940

(EO) LT / LT SATO Enshiro: 15 December 1934 - 25 January 1935
LT / LT SATO Enshiro: 25 January 1935 - 29 July 1937
LT / LCDR FUKUCHI Masao: 29 July 1937 - 1 December 1937
LT / LT KASUGA Hitoshi: 1 December 1937 - 15 January 1939
VACANT: 15 January 1939 - 20 March 1939
LT / LT TAMURA Kimimoto: 20 March 1939 - 1 December 1939
LCDR / LCDR YAMAMOTO Takiichi: 1 December 1939 - 15 November 1940
LT / LT TOSHIMA Toshio: 15 November 1940 - 1 September 1941
VACANT: 1 September 1941 - 15 October 1941
LTJG / LTJG HOSHIDE Takaomi: 15 October 1941 - 18 January 1943
LTJG / LTJG / LT* TSUKADA Kazunori: 18 January 1943 - 20 July 1943 (KIA)

ARIAKE
Gunnery Officers
??? - 25 March 1935 - ???
LT NISHIMURA Masao (54) - ??? - ???
LT KITAMURA Hajime (55) - ??? - ???
LTJG TANAKA Shunji (62) - ??? - 15 November 1939
??? - 15 November 1939 - ???
LT KATO Seiichi (63) - ??? - 17 April 1941
??? - 17 April 1941 - 10 September 1941
LT KIKUCHI Toshitaka (62) - 10 September 1941 - ???
??? - ??? - 10 February 1943

(EO) LT / LT YOSHINO Akira: 15 December 1934 - 25 March 1935
LT / LT YOSHINO Akira: 25 March 1935 - 31 October 1935
LT / LT KITAMURA Hajime: 31 October 1935 - 15 November 1937
LTJG / LT TANGE Shigemoto: 15 November 1937 - 28 March 1938
LT / LCDR YOSHINO Shozo: 28 March 1938 - 15 December 1938
LT / LT YASU Heisuke: 15 December 1938 - 20 March 1939
LTJG / LT TANAKA Shunji: 20 March 1939 - 15 November 1939
VACANT: 15 November 1939 - 18 December 1939
LTJG / LT KATO Seiichi: 18 December 1939 - 1 April 1941
LTJG / LT ICHINOSE Makoto: 1 April 1941 - 10 February 1943
LTJG / LTJG KATO Ryoichi: 10 February 1943 - 10 September 1943
He survived the sinking.

fontessa

[Eugen Pinak]

You, guys, are incredible!
Fontessa - thank you for enormous help to IJN personnel researchers.

[ijnfleetadmiral]

Awesome...thanks!

Could you post the Kanji for the following officers?
NAKAMURA Tomao (INAZUMA)
ONO Koji (HIBIKI)
NAKAMURA Katsuki (HIBIKI)
YAKURA Satoshi (NENOHI)

1) For INAZUMA Gunnery Officers, was SASAGAWA Tohei from Eta Jima Class 52?

2) FOR WAKABA Gunnery Officers, was KIDO Tomimatsu from Eta Jima Class 55?

Some more for you:

SHIRATSUYU
Gunnery Officers
??? - 20 August 1936 - 10 May 1941

??? - 7 March 1943 - 10 June 1943
LT FURUTA Koichi (67) - 10 June 1943 - ???
??? - ??? - 15 June 1944

SHIGURE
Gunnery Officers
??? - 7 September 1936 - 15 November 1940

YUDACHI
Gunnery Officers
??? - 1 November 1936 - ???
LT OKUDA Shigenobu (57) - ??? - ???
LTJG YAMAMOTO Shoji (63) - ??? – 15 November 1940

MURASAME
Gunnery Officers
??? - 7 January 1937 - ???
LT SUNADA Soji (60) - ??? - 15 October 1940

SAMIDARE
Gunnery Officers
??? - 29 January 1937 - 25 August 1942

??? - 20 October 1943 - 5 March 1944

KAWAKAZE
Gunnery Officers
(EO) - LT FUTAGAMI Enzo (51) - ??? - 30 April 1937
LT FUTAGAMI Enzo (51) - 30 April 1937 - 1 December 1937
??? - 1 December 1937 - ???
LT SUZUKI Koichi (59) - ??? - 1 November 1940

UMIKAZE
Gunnery Officers
??? - 15 November 1939 – 30 November 1940

??? – 5 December 1942 - 15 February 1943

HARUSAME
Gunnery Officers
??? - 1 June 1937 - ???
LT KARASHIMA Tatsuo (56) - ??? – 20 October 1939
??? – 20 October 1939 - ???
LT SAJI Shinsuke (56) - ??? - 15 November 1940

YAMAKAZE
Gunnery Officers
??? - 30 June 1937 – 28 July 1937

LT KANAO Ryoichi (56) – 3 September 1937 - ???
??? - ??? - 22 March 1939

??? – 25 August 1941 - 15 October 1941

SUZUKAZE
Gunnery Officers
(EO) – LT ASAI Akio (56) – 28 July 1937 – 31 August 1937
LT ASAI Akio (56) - 31 August 1937 - ???
??? - ??? – 15 December 1938
LT TANAKA Kanemitsu (58) – 15 December 1938 - ???
LT MINOSHIMA Tatsuo (63) - ??? – 1 September 1941

??? – 20 April 1942 - 1 June 1942

[ijnfleetadmiral]

You, guys, are incredible!
Fontessa - thank you for enormous help to IJN personnel researchers.

Agreed, Eugen...I can't thank him enough for posting this information.

[fontessa]

Hello ijnfleetadmiral,

Could you post the Kanji for the following officers?
NAKAMURA Tomao (INAZUMA)
ONO Koji (HIBIKI)
NAKAMURA Katsuki (HIBIKI)
YAKURA Satoshi (NENOHI)

NAKAMURA Tomao (INAZUMA): 中村苫夫 (60)
ONO Hiroshi (HIBIKI): 大野広司 (63)
NAKAMURA Katsuki (HIBIKI): 中村克己 (67)
YAKURA Satoshi (NENOHI): 矢倉敏←小川敏 (58)

1) For INAZUMA Gunnery Officers, was SASAGAWA Tohei from Eta Jima Class 52?

Yes.

2) FOR WAKABA Gunnery Officers, was KIDO Tomimatsu from Eta Jima Class 55?

Yes.

SHIRATSUYU
Gunnery Officers
??? - 20 August 1936 - 10 May 1941

??? - 7 March 1943 - 10 June 1943
LT FURUTA Koichi (67) - 10 June 1943 - ???
??? - ??? - 15 June 1944

(EO) LT / LT YAMADA Matsuichi: 21 October 1935 - 1 June 1936
LT / LT YAMADA Matsuichi: 1 June 1936 - 1 December 1936
LT / LT TAKAHASHI Makoto: 1 December 1936 - 1 December 1937
LT / LT TAMURA Kimimoto: 1 December 1937 - 15 December 1938
VACANT: 15 December 1938 - 1 April 1939
LT / LT NAGAI Noboru: 1 April 1939 - 1 June 1939
LTJG / LT URABE Takeo: 1 June 1939 - 15 November 1939
VACANT: 15 November 1939 - 18 December 1939
LTJG / LT SHINODA Ichiro: 18 December 1939 - 10 May 1941
LTJG / LT HASEGAWA Tomo’o: 10 May 1941 - 25 July 1942
LTJG / LTJG ONO Toshiya: 25 July 1942 - 7 March 1943
VACANT: 7 March 1943 - 10 June 1943
LT / LT FURUTA Koichi: 10 June 1943 - 5 November 1943
LTJG / LT FUKUTOME Toru: 5 November 1943 - 28 June 1944
He survived the sinking.

SHIGURE
Gunnery Officers
??? - 7 September 1936 - 15 November 1940

(EO) LT / LT MACHIDA Kikukichi: 21 October 1935 - 7 September 1936
LT / LCDR MACHIDA Kikukichi: 7 September 1936 - 1 December 1937
LT / LT SATO Sunao: 1 December 1937 - 28 March 1938
LT / LT KITAYAMA Katsuo: 28 March 1938 - 1 August 1938
LTJG / LTJG HARADA Tamotsu: 1 August 1938 - 15 December 1938
VACANT: 15 December 1938 - 1 April 1939
LT / LT ITAYA Ryuichi: 1 April 1939 - 15 May 1939
LTJG / LT ISOBE Keiji: 15 May 1939 - 15 November 1939
VACANT: 15 November 1939 - 1 December 1939
LT / LT KUROKI Ikichiro: 1 December 1939 - 15 November 1940
LT / LT HONNA Shikayoshi: 15 November 1940 - 16 October 1941
LT / LT SATO Seishichi: 16 October 1941 - 10 November 1942
LTJG / LTJG SAKONJU Masaaki: 10 November 1942 - 10 March 1944
LTJG / LT EMOTO Yoshio: 10 March 1944 - 1 February 1945
He survived the sinking.

YUDACHI
Gunnery Officers
??? - 1 November 1936 - ???
LT OKUDA Shigenobu (57) - ??? - ???
LTJG YAMAMOTO Shoji (63) - ??? - 15 November 1940

(EO) LT / LT OKUDA Shigenobu: 22 July 1936 - 1 November 1936
LT / LT OKUDA Shigenobu: 1 November 1936 - 1 June 1937
LT / LT JIMI Jin’ichi: 1 June 1937 - 15 November 1937
LTJG / LT NAGAI Noboru: 15 November 1937 - 1 August 1938
LTJG / LTJG SHINOHARA Shigeo: 1 August 1938 - 15 December 1938
LT / LT SUNADA Shoji: 15 December 1938 - 15 November 1939
LTJG / LT YAMAMOTO Shoji: 15 November 1939 - 30 November 1940
LT / LT NISHIMURA Sadao: 30 November 1940 - 1 February 1941
LTJG / LTJG FUKUDA Yoshio: 1 February 1941 - 27 December 1941
LT / LT YOSHIMOTO Ken’ichi: 27 December 1941 - 25 September 1942
LT / LT KABASHIMA Senzo: 25 September 1942 - 15 December 1942
He survived the sinking.

MURASAME
Gunnery Officers
??? - 7 January 1937 - ???
LT SUNADA Soji (60) - ??? - 15 October 1940

(EO) LT / LT NAKA Shigeo: 1 December 1936 - 7 January 1937
LT / LT NAKA Shigeo: 7 January 1937 - 1 December 1937
LT / LT KOBAYASHI Keishiro: 1 December 1937 - 1 August 1938
LTJG / LTJG KONDO Fumitake: 1 August 1938 - 15 December 1938
LT / LT IMAMURA Masaki: 15 December 1938 - 1 November 1939
VACANT: 1 November 1939 - 15 November 1939
LT / LT SUNADA Shoji: 15 November 1939 - 15 October 1940
LT / LT HIRATSUKA Takatsugu: 15 October 1940 - 20 August 1941
LT / LT YOSHIMOTO Ken’ichi: 20 August 1941 - 27 December 1941
VACANT: 27 December 1941 - 29 December 1941
LT / LT KAYAMA Homare: 29 December 1941 - 1 April 1943
He survived the sinking.

SAMIDARE
Gunnery Officers
??? - 29 January 1937 - 25 August 1942

??? - 20 October 1943 - 5 March 1944

(EO) LT / LT GONDAIRA Masao: 2 November 1936 - 29 January 1937
LT / LCDR GONDAIRA Masao: 29 January 1937 - 1 December 1937
LT / LT MIYAUCHI Tsuneto: 1 December 1937 - 15 December 1938
LT / LT IMAIZUMI Shoji: 15 December 1938 - 15 November 1939
VACANT: 15 November 1939 - 1 December 1939
LT / LT FUJINO Takao: 1 December 1939 - 15 November 1940
LT / LT YUKI Sachio: 15 November 1940 - 20 August 1941
LT / LT OKAWA Hideshiro: 20 August 1941 - 25 August 1942
LTJG / LT YAMAGUCHI Zenjiro: 25 August 1942 - 20 October 1943
LTJG / LT TAKASUGI Eiichi: 20 October 1943 - 15 January 1944
VACANT: 15 January 1944 - 5 March 1944
LTJG / LT NAKANO Akira: 5 March 1944 - 30 August 1944
He survived the sinking.

KAWAKAZE
Gunnery Officers
(EO) - LT FUTAGAMI Enzo (51) - ??? - 30 April 1937
LT FUTAGAMI Enzo (51) - 30 April 1937 - 1 December 1937
??? - 1 December 1937 - ???
LT SUZUKI Koichi (59) - ??? - 1 November 1940

(EO) LT / LT FUTAGAMI Enzo: 1 December 1936 - 30 April 1937
LT / LCDR FUTAGAMI Enzo: 30 April 1937 - 1 December 1937
LT / LT OKAMURA Yukio: 1 December 1937 - 15 December 1938
LT / LT SATO Kiyotada: 15 December 1938 - 1 November 1939
VACANT: 1 November 1939 - 1 December 1939
LT / LT SUZUKI Koichi: 1 December 1939 - 1 November 1940
LT / LT KARIYA Sadao: 1 November 1940 - 20 August 1941
LT / LT HIROSE Eisuke: 20 August 1941 - 10 November 1942
LTJG / LTJG / LT* FUJII Sankichi: 10 November 1942 - 6 August 1943 (KIA)

UMIKAZE
Gunnery Officers
??? - 15 November 1939 - 30 November 1940

??? - 5 December 1942 - 15 February 1943

(EO) LT / LT KUROKI Sanemi: 1 February 1937 - 15 April 1937
LT / LT KUROKI Sanemi: 15 April 1937 - 1 December 1937
LT / LT HIRATSUKA Takatsugu: 1 December 1937 - 15 December 1938
LT / LT NAGAKURA Yoshiharu: 15 December 1938 - 1 November 1939
VACANT: 1 November 1939 - 1 December 1939
LT / LT OTANI Takeo: 1 December 1939 - 30 November 1940
LT / LT YAMAMOTO Shoji: 30 November 1940 - 20 April 1942
LTJG / ??? YAMAMOTO Akira: 20 April 1942 - ???
VACANT: ??? - 15 February 1943
LT / LT KUBOKI Noriaki: 15 February 1943 - 15 October 1943
LTJG / LT FUNABASHI Minoru: 15 October 1943 - 15 March 1944
He survived the sinking.

HARUSAME
Gunnery Officers
??? - 1 June 1937 - ???
LT KARASHIMA Tatsuo (56) - ??? - 20 October 1939
??? - 20 October 1939 - ???
LT SAJI Shinsuke (56) - ??? - 15 November 1940

(EO) LT / LT KINOSHITA Hajime: 22 July 1936 - 1 June 1937
LT / LT KINOSHITA Hajime: 1 June 1937 - 1 December 1937
LT / LT IWAMOTO Shigenori: 1 December 1937 - 15 December 1938
LT / LT KARASHIMA Tatsuo: 15 December 1938 - 20 October 1939
VACANT: 20 October 1939 - 15 November 1939
LT / LCDR SAJI Shinji: 15 November 1939 - 15 November 1940
LT / LT MORIMOTO Hideo: 15 November 1940 - 15 April 1942
LTJG / LT YAMAGATA Takashi: 15 April 1942 - 10 May 1943
VACANT: 10 May 1943 - 12 May 1943
LTJG / LTJG MAEDA Keizo: 12 May 1943 - 5 July 1943
VACANT: 5 July 1943 - 1 November 1943
LT / LT YAMAMOTO Yoshie: 1 November 1943 - 9 July 1944 (DFW)
DFW: Death from Wound

YAMAKAZE
Gunnery Officers
??? - 30 June 1937 - 28 July 1937

LT KANAO Ryoichi (56) - 3 September 1937 - ???
??? - ??? - 22 March 1939

??? - 25 August 1941 - 15 October 1941

VACANT: 30 June 1937 - 28 July 1937
LT / LT IZAWA Yutaka: 28 July 1937 - 15 December 1938
LT / LCDR SHIMIZU Karo: 15 December 1938 - 15 November 1939
LTJG / LT TANII Norimitsu: 15 November 1939 - 25 August 1941
VACANT: 25 August 1941 - 15 October 1941
LTJG / LTJG / LT* NAKAMURA Tatsuo: 15 October 1941 - 23 June 1942 (KIA)

SUZUKAZE
Gunnery Officers
(EO) - LT ASAI Akio (56) - 28 July 1937 - 31 August 1937
LT ASAI Akio (56) - 31 August 1937 - ???
??? - ??? - 15 December 1938
LT TANAKA Kanemitsu (58) - 15 December 1938 - ???
LT MINOSHIMA Tatsuo (63) - ??? - 1 September 1941

??? - 20 April 1942 - 1 June 1942

(EO) LT / LT ASAI Akio: 1 June 1937 - 31 August 1937
LT / LT ASAI Akio: 31 August 1937 - 1 December 1937
LT / LT ARASE Junzo: 1 December 1937 - 28 March 1938
LT / LT FUKUMOTO Hidemori: 28 March 1938 - 10 December 1938
VACANT: 10 December 1938 - 15 December 1938
LT / LT TANAKA Kanemitsu: 15 December 1938 - 1 November 1939
LTJG / LT MINOSHIMA Tatsuo: 1 November 1939 - 1 September 1941
LT / LT SAKURAI Yoshimasa: 1 September 1941 - 20 April 1942
VACANT: 20 April 1942 - 1 June 1942
LT / LT YUCHI Jun: 1 June 1942 - 23 April 1943
VACANT: 23 April 1943 - 15 May 1943
LT / LT / LCDR* YAMAGUCHI Haruo: 15 May 1943 - 25 January 1944 (KIA)

fontessa

[ijnfleetadmiral]

Awesome...thanks!

Could you post the Kanji for the following officers?
HASEGAWA Tomoo (SHIRATSUYU)
OKAWA Hideshiro (SAMIDARE)
HIRATSUKA Takatsugu (UMIKAZE)

1) For SAMIDARE Gunnery Officers, was YUKI Sachio from Eta Jima Class 60?

2) For SAMIDARE Gunnery Officers, was TAKASUGI Eiji from Eta Jima Class 68?

3) For HARUSAME Gunnery Officers, I have LTJG NAGANO Taketomo (Res.) as posted Gunnery Officer from 5 July 1943 - 1 November 1943.

4) For UMIKAZE Gunnery Officers, I have the following:
LTJG / LT YAMAMOTO Akira (66) - 20 April 1942 - 5 December 1942
VACANT - 5 December 1942 - 15 February 1943
LT KUBOKI Noriaki (66) - 15 February 1943 - 15 October 1943

Some more for you:

ASASHIO
Gunnery Officers
(EO) – LT YAMAGUCHI Tatsuya (52) - ??? – 31 August 1937
LT YAMAGUCHI Tatsuya (52) - 31 August 1937 - ???
LT ITAYA Ryuichi (60) - ??? - 10 September 1941

OSHIO
Gunnery Officers
??? - 31 October 1937 - ???
LT HARUGUCHI Noboru (63) - ??? – 15 October 1940

MICHISHIO
Gunnery Officers
??? - 31 October 1937 - 22 June 1942

LTJG / LT AIZAWA Tadashi (66) - 10 October 1942 – January 1944
LTJG / LT / LCDR* OISHI Shigeo (68) – January 1944 - 25 October 1944 (KIA)

NATSUGUMO
Gunnery Officers
(EO) – LT OGAWA Gorota (54) - ??? – 8 December 1937
LT OGAWA Gorota (54) - 8 December 1937 – 1 June 1938
??? – 1 June 1938 - 15 October 1940

ARASHIO
Gunnery Officers
??? - 30 December 1937 - ???
LT KOSE Yasumasa (63) - ??? - 1 October 1941

YAMAGUMO
Gunnery Officers
??? - 15 January 1938 - 20 April 1940

??? – 10 April 1942 - 25 September 1942

ASAGUMO
Gunnery Officers
(EO) - LT CHIHAYA Masataka (58) - ??? - 31 March 1938
LT CHIHAYA Masataka (58) - 31 March 1938 - June 1938
??? - June 1938 - 15 October 1940

??? - 26 December 1940 - 26 March 1941

MINEGUMO
Gunnery Officers
??? - 30 April 1938 - 21 December 1942

ARARE
Gunnery Officers
??? – 15 April 1939 – 5 July 1942

KASUMI
Gunnery Officers
??? - 28 June 1939 – ???
LT SUZUKI Masato (60) - ??? - 15 October 1940

LTJG MIURA Setsu (??) - 20 March 1944 - ???
LTJG MIURA Takashi (70) - ??? - 7 April 1945

[fontessa]

Hello ijnfleetadmiral,

Could you post the Kanji for the following officers?
HASEGAWA Tomoo (SHIRATSUYU)
OKAWA Hideshiro (SAMIDARE)
HIRATSUKA Takatsugu (UMIKAZE)

HASEGAWA Tomoo (SHIRATSUYU): 長谷川知夫(66)→高田知夫
OKAWA Hideshiro (SAMIDARE): 大川秀四郎(64)
HIRATSUKA Takatsugu (UMIKAZE): 平塚高次←安武高次(59)

1) For SAMIDARE Gunnery Officers, was YUKI Sachio from Eta Jima Class 60?

Yes.

2) For SAMIDARE Gunnery Officers, was TAKASUGI Eiji from Eta Jima Class 68?

Yes.

3) For HARUSAME Gunnery Officers, I have LTJG NAGANO Taketomo (Res.) as posted Gunnery Officer from 5 July 1943 - 1 November 1943.

I rechecked Naval Transfer and Promotion Lists. But I could find the above appointment / relief.

4) For UMIKAZE Gunnery Officers, I have the following:
LTJG / LT YAMAMOTO Akira (66) - 20 April 1942 - 5 December 1942
VACANT - 5 December 1942 - 15 February 1943
LT KUBOKI Noriaki (66) - 15 February 1943 - 15 October 1943

Undestood. Thanks.

ASASHIO
Gunnery Officers
(EO) - LT YAMAGUCHI Tatsuya (52) - ??? - 31 August 1937
LT YAMAGUCHI Tatsuya (52) - 31 August 1937 - ???
LT ITAYA Ryuichi (60) - ??? - 10 September 1941

(EO) LT / LT YAMAGUCHI Tatsuya: 1 February 1937 - 1 August 1937
LT / LT YAMAGUCHI Tatsuya: 1 August 1937 - 15 November 1937
LTJG / LTJG INO Tadao: 15 November 1937 - 8 January 1938
VACANT: 8 January 1938 - 1 December 1939
LT / LT ITAYA Ryuichi: 1 December 1939 - 10 September 1941
LT / LT ARAI Giichiro: 10 September 1941 - 25 September 1942
LTJG / LTJG / LT* HARAKI Shokichi: 25 September 1942 - 3 March 1943 (KIA)

OSHIO
Gunnery Officers
??? - 31 October 1937 - ???
LT HARUGUCHI Noboru (63) - ??? - 15 October 1940

VACANT: 5 October 1937 - 1 December 1937
LT / LT NAKAO Shizuo: 1 December 1937 - 8 January 1938
VACANT: 8 January 1938 - 1 August 1938
LT / ??? MASUYAMA Shigeo: 1 August 1938 - ???
LTJG / LT HARAGUCHI Noboru: 15 November 1939 - 15 November 1940
LTJG / LT MATSUSHITA Tatsukichi: 15 November 1940 - 16 January 1942
LTJG / LTJG TAKETANI Hideharu: 16 January 1942 - 25 April 1942
VACANT: 25 April 1942 - 5 June 1942
LTJG / LTJG UESUGI Hiroaki: 5 June 1942 - 21 August 1942
VACANT: 21 August 1942 - 20 November 1942
LTJG / LTJG KITAGAWA Sadao: 20 November 1942 - 1 March 1943
He survived the sinking.

MICHISHIO
Gunnery Officers
??? - 31 October 1937 - 22 June 1942

LTJG / LT AIZAWA Tadashi (66) - 10 October 1942 - January 1944
LTJG / LT / LCDR* OISHI Shigeo (68) - January 1944 - 25 October 1944 (KIA)

VACANT: 31 October 1937 - 1 December 1937
LTJG / LTJG SHIGA Hiro’o: 1 December 1937 - 8 January 1938
VACANT: 8 January 1938 - 1 December 1939
LT / LT MIZUNO Denzaburo: 1 December 1939 - 15 October 1940
LT / LT TSUCHIYA Tetsuhiko: 15 October 1940 - 1 September 1941
LT / LT SEKINE Hideo: 1 September 1941 - 25 April 1942
VACANT: 25 April 1942 - 20 June 1942
LTJG / LTJG MAKINO Masanobu: 20 June 1942 - 20 September 1942
VACANT: 20 September 1942 - 10 October 1942
LT / LT AIZAWA Tadashi: 10 October 1942 - 6 May 1943
VACANT: 6 May 1943 - 10 October 1943
LTJG / LT / LCDR* OISHI Shigeo: 10 October 1943 - 25 October 1944 (KIA)

NATSUGUMO
Gunnery Officers
(EO) - LT OGAWA Gorota (54) - ??? - 8 December 1937
LT OGAWA Gorota (54) - 8 December 1937 - 1 June 1938
??? - 1 June 1938 - 15 October 1940

(EO) LT / LT OGAWA Gorota: 1 December 1937 - 8 December 1937
LT / LT OGAWA Gorota: 8 December 1937 - 1 June 1938
LTJG / LT KAWAI Hideo: 1 June 1938 - 1 December 1938
VACANT: 1 December 1938 - 15 October 1940
LT / LT SADAKA Katsumi: 15 October 1940 - 10 September 1941
LT / LT FUKUTE Yoshihiko: 10 September 1941 - 10 September 1942
LTJG / LTJG ISHIHARA Takanori: 10 September 1942 - 5 November 1942
He survived the sinking.

ARASHIO
Gunnery Officers
??? - 30 December 1937 - ???
LT KOSE Yasumasa (63) - ??? - 1 October 1941

(EO) LTJG / LT IKAWA Seiichi: 1 December 1937 - 20 December 1937
LTJG / LTJG IKAWA Seiichi: 20 December 1937 - 13 January 1938
VACANT: 13 January 1938 - 5 December 1939
LTJG / LT KOSE Yasumasa: 5 December 1939 - 1 October 1941
VACANT: 1 October 1941 - 15 October 1941
LTJG / LTJG YAMAGUCHI Akira: 15 October 1941 - 31 July 1942
VACANT: 31 July 1942 - 1 November 1942
LTJG / LTJG YOSHIMURA Goro: 1 November 1942 - 1 March 1943
LTJG / LTJG / LT* KITAGAWA Sadao: 1 March 1943 - 3 March 1943 (KIA)

YAMAGUMO
Gunnery Officers
??? - 15 January 1938 - 20 April 1940

??? - 10 April 1942 - 25 September 1942

(EO) LT / LT TACHIKAWA Hideo: 17 September 1937 - 15 January 1938
LT / LT TACHIKAWA Hideo: 15 January 1938 - 3 February 1938
LT / LT YOSHINO Shozo: 3 February 1938 - 28 March 1938
VACANT: 28 March 1938 - 19 April 1938
LT / LT KARASHIMA Tatsuo: 19 April 1938 - 15 December 1938
VACANT: 15 December 1938 - 1 December 1939
LT / LT TAMURA Kimimoto: 1 December 1939 - 10 April 1941
LTJG / LT KANAHARA Reiichi: 10 April 1941 - 20 April 1942
VACANT: 20 April 1942 - 25 September 1942
LT / LT OKADA Ichiro: 25 September 1942 - 15 October 1943
LT / LT / LCDR* HASHIMOTO Minoru: 15 October 1943 - 25 October 1944 (KIA)

ASAGUMO
Gunnery Officers
(EO) - LT CHIHAYA Masataka (58) - ??? - 31 March 1938
LT CHIHAYA Masataka (58) - 31 March 1938 - June 1938
??? - June 1938 - 15 October 1940

??? - 26 December 1940 - 26 March 1941

(EO) LT / LT CHIHAYA Masataka: 15 January 1938 - 31 March 1938
LT / LT CHIHAYA Masataka: 31 March 1938 - 1 June 1938
LT / LT SHIRAISHI Nobuaki: 1 June 1938 - 1 August 1938
LT / LT TANAKA Tomonobu: 1 August 1938 - 15 December 1938
VACANT: 15 December 1938 - 15 October 1940
LTJG / LT ASAWA Momosaburo: 15 October 1940 - 26 December 1940
LT / LT SHIMIZU Yoshito: 26 December 1940 - 20 August 1941
LT / LT KARIYA Sadao: 20 August 1941 - 24 June 1942
LT / LT TAKAGI Seigo: 24 June 1942 - 10 August 1943
LTJG / LT / LCDR* GOTO Saburo: 10 August 1943 - 25 October 1944 (KIA)

MINEGUMO
Gunnery Officers
??? - 30 April 1938 - 21 December 1942

(EO) LCDR / LCDR HASHIMOTO Itsuo: 2 February 1938 - 30 April 1938
LCDR / LCDR HASHIMOTO Itsuo: 30 April 1938 - 9 May 1938
LT / LT OGASAWARA Ashihiko: 9 May 1938 - 15 December 1938
VACANT: 15 December 1938 - 15 October 1939
LT / LT KAYASHIMA Koichi: 15 October 1939 - 20 August 1941
LTJG / LT OKANO Yuzo: 20 August 1941 - 1 December 1942
VACANT: 1 December 1942 - 20 December 1942
LT / LT TOKUNO Hiroshi: 20 December 1942 - 1 April 1943
He survived the sinking.

ARARE
Gunnery Officers
??? - 15 April 1939 - 5 July 1942

(EO) LT / LT ASAI Akio: 20 September 1938 - 1 March 1939
LT / LT ASAI Akio: 1 March 1939 - 1 April 1939
LT / LT IWAMOTO Shigenori: 1 April 1939 - 15 May 1939
LT / LT SHIGA Hiro’o: 15 May 1939 - 20 October 1939
VACANT: 20 October 1939 - 15 November 1939
LTJG / LT ISHIZUKA Sakae: 15 November 1939 - 10 September 1941
VACANT: 10 September 1941 - 15 October 1941
LTJG / LTJG / LT* TABARA Mutsuo: 15 October 1941 - 5 July 1942 (KIA)

KASUMI
Gunnery Officers
??? - 28 June 1939 - ???
LT SUZUKI Masato (60) - ??? - 15 October 1940

LTJG MIURA Setsu (??) - 20 March 1944 - ???
LTJG MIURA Takashi (70) - ??? - 7 April 1945

VACANT: 28 June 1939 - 15 November 1939
LT / LT SUZUKI Masato: 15 November 1939 - 15 October 1940
LTJG / LT YAMAOKA Daiji: 15 October 1940 - 20 April 1942
LTJG / LT SUZUKI Tsutomu: 20 April 1942 - 29 August 1942
VACANT: 29 August 1942 - 15 May 1943
LCDR / LT TAGAMI Shunzo: 15 May 1943 - 20 March 1944
LTJG / LT MIURA Takashi: 20 March 1944 - 15 April 1945
He survived the sinking.

fontessa

[ijnfleetadmiral]

Awesome...thanks!

Some more for you:

KAGERO
Gunnery Officers
??? - 10 August 1939 - ???
LT YUNOKI Seiji (59) - ??? - 20 August 1941

SHIRANUHI
Gunnery Officers
??? - 20 December 1939 - ???
LTJG / LT / LCDR* KATO Ryoichi (69) - ??? - 27 October 1944 (KIA)

KUROSHIO
Gunnery Officers
??? - 1 January 1940 - 27 January 1940

OYASHIO
Gunnery Officers
(EO) – LTJG NISHINO Masao (62) - ??? – 20 August 1940
LTJG NISHINO Masao (62) – 20 August 1940 – 15 November 1940

HAYASHIO
Gunnery Officers
(EO) - LT CHIGUSA Sadao (58) - ??? - 24 August 1940
LT CHIGUSA Sadao (58) - 24 August 1940 - 15 November 1940
LCDR KOYA Masuo (57) - ??? - 15 November 1940 - 10 June 1941

NATSUSHIO
Gunnery Officers
(EO) – LT NISHIMURA Tomoharu (59) - ??? – 31 August 1940
LT NISHIMURA Tomoharu (59) – 31 August 1940 – 15 May 1941

AMATSUKAZE
Gunnery Officers
??? - 26 October 1940 - 15 November 1940

ARASHI
Gunnery Officers
LTJG MATSUURA Tsutomu (64) - 1 April 1941 - ???
??? - ??? – 7 March 1943

ISOKAZE
Gunnery Officers
??? - 30 November 1940 - 26 March 1941

LTJG KONNO Tomoichi (69) - 7 March 1943 - ???
??? - ??? - 1 July 1944

NOWAKI
Gunnery Officers
??? - 28 April 1941 - 7 April 1942

LTJG UNO Ichiro (68) - 1 May 1943 - ???
??? - ??? - 1 July 1944

HAMAKAZE
Gunnery Officers
??? - 30 June 1941 - 20 August 1943
LTJG TAKAHASHI Tatsuo (67) - 20 August 1943 - ???
LTJG NIWA Masayuki (68) - ??? - ???
??? - ??? - 11 January 1945

MAIKAZE
Gunnery Officers
??? – 15 July 1941 - 1 May 1943
LTJG MIZUNO Toru (67) - 1 May 1943 - ???
LTJG / LT* NAGOYA Nobuo (69) - ??? - 17 February 1944 (KIA)

AKIGUMO
Gunnery Officers
(EO) - LT CHIGUSA Sadao (58) - ??? - 27 September 1941
LT / LCDR CHIGUSA Sadao (58) - 27 September 1941 - 6 April 1942
LTJG ASAHINA Toshio (67) - 6 April 1942 - ???
??? - ??? - 11 April 1944

HAMANAMI
Gunnery Officers
??? – 15 October 1943 – 11 November 1944

SUZUTSUKI
Gunnery Officers
(EO) - LT YOSHIZAWA Masayoshi (62) - ??? - 20 December 1942
LT YOSHIZAWA Masayoshi (62) - 20 December 1942 - 15 May 1943

??? – 25 June 1944 – 15 September 1945

HATSUZUKI
Gunnery Officers
LT NISHIHARA Takeo (62) - 25 May 1943 - ???
??? - ??? - 10 August 1944

FUYUTSUKI
Gunnery Officers
(EO) - LT TSUGAI Akira (65) - 1 April 1944 - 25 May 1944
LT TSUGAI Akira (65) - 25 May 1944 - ???
??? - ??? - 15 September 1945

[fontessa]

Hello ijnfleetadmiral,

KAGERO
Gunnery Officers
??? - 10 August 1939 - ???
LT YUNOKI Seiji (59) - ??? - 20 August 1941

(EO) LT / LT ASAI Akio: 1 April 1939 - 10 August 1939
LT / LT ASAI Akio: 10 August 1939 - 15 November 1939
VACANT: 15 November 1939 - 1 December 1939
LT / LT YUNOKI Seiji: 1 December 1939 - 20 August 1941
LT / LT ITO Yoshio: 20 August 1941 - 10 November 1942
LTJG / LTJG YOSHIOKA Masaho: 10 November 1942 - 10 June 1943
He survived the sinking.

SHIRANUHI

SHIRANUI
Gunnery Officers
??? - 20 December 1939 - ???
LTJG / LT / LCDR* KATO Ryoichi (69) - ??? - 27 October 1944 (KIA)

(EO) LT / LT SHIRAISHI Nobuaki: 1 September 1939 - 20 December 1939
LT / LT SHIRAISHI Nobuaki: 20 December 1939 - 20 August 1941
LT / LT YUNOKI Satoshi: 20 August 1941 - 20 June 1942
LT / LT YOSHII Toshio: 20 June 1942 - 15 September 1942
VACANT: 15 September 1942 - 15 October 1943
LTJG / LT / LCDR* KATO Ryoichi: 15 October 1943 - 27 October 1944 (KIA)

KUROSHIO
Gunnery Officers
??? - 1 January 1940 - 27 January 1940

(EO) LTJG / LTJG NINOMIYA Kaneyoshi: 15 November 1939 - 27 January 1940
LTJG / LT NINOMIYA Kaneyoshi: 27 January 1940 - 20 August 1941
LTJG / LT MOTOMURA Tetsuo: 20 August 1941 - 5 June 1943
He survived the sinking.

OYASHIO
Gunnery Officers
(EO) - LTJG NISHINO Masao (62) - ??? - 20 August 1940
LTJG NISHINO Masao (62) - 20 August 1940 - 15 November 1940

(EO) LT / LT IWAMOTO Shigenori: 1 December 1939 - 10 March 1940
VACANT: 10 March 1940 - 1 April 1940
(EO) LTJG / LTJG NISHINO Masao: 1 April 1940 - 1 May 1940
LTJG / LT NISHINO Masao: 1 May 1940 - 15 November 1940
LT / LT HARAGUCHI Noboru: 15 November 1940 - 20 April 1942
LT / LT YAMAMOTO Jun: 20 April 1942 - 20 June 1943
He survived the sinking.

HAYASHIO
Gunnery Officers
(EO) - LT CHIGUSA Sadao (58) - ??? - 24 August 1940
LT CHIGUSA Sadao (58) - 24 August 1940 - 15 November 1940
LCDR KOYA Masuo (57) - ??? - 15 November 1940 - 10 June 1941

(EO) LT / LT NISHIMURA Sadao: 1 May 1940 - 31 August 1940
LT / LT NISHIMURA Sadao: 31 August 1940 - 15 November 1940
LCDR / LCDR KOYA Masuo: 15 November 1940 - 10 June 1941
LT / LT GOKE Yoshio: 10 June 1941 - 15 November 1942
LTJG / LTJG / LT* ITO Masato: 15 November 1942 - 24 November 1942 (KIA)

NATSUSHIO
Gunnery Officers
(EO) - LT NISHIMURA Tomoharu (59) - ??? - 31 August 1940
LT NISHIMURA Tomoharu (59) - 31 August 1940 - 15 May 1941

(EO) LT / LT NISHIMURA Tomoharu: 1 May 1940 - 31 August 1940
LT / LT NISHIMURA Tomoharu: 31 August 1940 - 14 May 1941
LT / LT GOKYO Shigeju: 14 May 1941 - 14 February 1942
He survived the sinking.

AMATSUKAZE
Gunnery Officers
??? - 26 October 1940 - 15 November 1940

VACANT: 15 September 1940 - 15 November 1940
LT / LT MIYAMOTO Isao: 15 November 1940 - 1 September 1941
LTJG / LT AKINO Shiro: 1 September 1941 - 20 April 1942
VACANT: 20 April 1942 - 25 April 1942
LTJG / LT / LCDR* SHIMIZU Kazue: 25 April 1942 - 13 November 1942 (KIA)
VACANT: 13 November 1942 - 15 January 1943
LTJG / LT /LCDR* HATANO Kunio: 15 January 1943 - 24 January 1945 (KIA)
VACANT: 24 January 1945 - 10 February 1945
LT / LT OGAWA Haruo: 10 February 1945 - 17 April 1945
NO DATA

ARASHI
Gunnery Officers
LTJG MATSUURA Tsutomu (64) - 1 April 1941 - ???
??? - ??? - 7 March 1943

(EO) LT / LT TACHIKAWA Hideo: 15 October 1941 - 25 November 1940
LT / LT TACHIKAWA Hideo: 25 November 1940 - 1 April 1941
LTJG / LT MATSUURA Tsutomu: 1 April 1941 - 10 September 1942
LTJG / LT / LCDR* YOSHITAKE Shiro: 10 September 1942 - 7 August 1943 (KIA)

ISOKAZE
Gunnery Officers
??? - 30 November 1940 - 26 March 1941

LTJG KONNO Tomoichi (69) - 7 March 1943 - ???
??? - ??? - 1 July 1944

VACANT: 1 November 1940 - 15 November 1940
LT / LT FUKUDA Yuji: 15 November 1940 - 26 March 1941
LTJG / LT MORIOKA Izumi: 26 March 1941 - 7 March 1943
LTJG / LT KONNO Asaichi: 7 March 1943 - 1 July 1944
LT / LT MINOWA Yunoshin: 1 July 1944 - 1 March 1945
LT / LT MATSUOKA Yasushi: 1 March 1945 - 15 April 1945
He survived the sinking.

NOWAKI
Gunnery Officers
??? - 28 April 1941 - 7 April 1942

LTJG UNO Ichiro (68) - 1 May 1943 - ???
??? - ??? - 1 July 1944

(EO) LT / LT KUROKI Sanemi: 15 January 1941 - 9 April 1941
LT / LT KUROKI Sanemi: 9 April 1941 - 20 August 1941
LT / LT MURAI Kiichi: 20 August 1941 - 6 April 1942
LT / LT OZAWA Nobuhiko: 6 April 1942 - 21 May 1942
LTJG / LTJG MOGI Akiharu: 21 May 1942 - 1 April 1943
VACANT: 1 April 1943 - 1 May 1943
LTJG / LT UNO Ichiro: 1 May 1943 - 1 July 1944
LT / LT / LCDR* TAKAHASHI Taro: 1 July 1944 - 25 October 1944 (KIA)

HAMAKAZE
Gunnery Officers
??? - 30 June 1941 - 20 August 1943
LTJG TAKAHASHI Tatsuo (67) - 20 August 1943 - ???
LTJG NIWA Masayuki (68) - ??? - ???
??? - ??? - 11 January 1945

(EO) LT / LT OTANI Takeo: 1 April 1941 - 30 June 1941
LT / LT OTANI Takeo: 30 June 1941 - 15 April 1942
LTJG / LT TAKAHASHI Tatsuo: 15 April 1942 - 25 August 1943
LTJG / LT NIWA Masayuki: 25 August 1943 - 11 January 1945
LT / LT FUKUSHI Yoshihiko: 11 January 1945 - 15 April 1945
He survived the sinking.

MAIKAZE
Gunnery Officers
??? - 15 July 1941 - 1 May 1943
LTJG MIZUNO Toru (67) - 1 May 1943 - ???
LTJG / LT* NAGOYA Nobuo (69) - ??? - 17 February 1944 (KIA)

(EO) LTJG / LTJG YOSHIDA Fusaichi: 10 April 1941 - 15 July 1941
LTJG / LTJG YOSHIDA Fusaichi: 15 July 1941 - 20 September 1941
VACANT: 20 September 1941 - 15 October 1941
LTJG / LTJG MOCHINAGA Hideie: 15 October 1941 - 1 April 1943
VACANT: 1 April 1943 - 1 May 1943
LTJG / LT MIZUNO Toru: 1 May 1943 - 1 February 1944
LTJG / LTJG / LT* NAGOYA Nobuo: 1 February 1944 - 17 February 1844 (KIA)

AKIGUMO
Gunnery Officers
(EO) - LT CHIGUSA Sadao (58) - ??? - 27 September 1941
LT / LCDR CHIGUSA Sadao (58) - 27 September 1941 - 6 April 1942
LTJG ASAHINA Toshio (67) - 6 April 1942 - ???
??? - ??? - 11 April 1944

(EO) LT / LT CHIGUSA Sadao: 15 July 1941 - 27 September 1941
LT / LCDR CHIGUSA Sadao: 27 September 1941 - 6 April 1942
LTJG / LTJG TAKAHASHI Tatsunosuke: 6 April 1942 - 20 April 1942
LTJG / LT ASAHINA Toshio: 20 April 1942 - 1 May 1944
He survived the sinking.

HAMANAMI
Gunnery Officers
??? - 15 October 1943 - 11 November 1944

(EO) LTJG / LTJG INAMASA Hiroshi: 20 September 1943 - 15 October 1943
LTJG / LT INAMASA Hiroshi: 15 October 1943 - 3 December 1944
He survived the sinking.

SUZUTSUKI
Gunnery Officers
(EO) - LT YOSHIZAWA Masayoshi (62) - ??? - 20 December 1942
LT YOSHIZAWA Masayoshi (62) - 20 December 1942 - 15 May 1943

??? - 25 June 1944 - 15 September 1945

(EO) LT / LT YOSHIZAWA Masamoto: 30 September 1942 - 29 December 1942
LT / LT YOSHIZAWA Masamoto: 29 December 1942 - 15 May 1943
LT / LT SADAKA Katsumi: 15 May 1943 - 20 October 1943
LT / LT / LCDR* MINOSHIMA Tatsuo: 20 October 1943 - 16 January 1944 (KIA)
LT / LT KURAHASHI Yujiro: 10 June 1944 - 27 April 1945
NO DATA

HATSUZUKI
Gunnery Officers
LT NISHIHARA Takeo (62) - 25 May 1943 - ???
??? - ??? - 10 August 1944

(EO) LT / LT NAGAI Yasuhide: 15 November 1942 - 15 December 1942
LT / LT NAGAI Yasuhide: 15 December 1942 - 25 May 1943
LT / LT NISHIHARA Takeo: 25 May 1943 - 20 October 1943
LT / LCDR MUTA Shizuo: 20 October 1943 - 10 August 1944
LT / LT / LCDR* TAKAHASHI Tatsuo: 10 August 1944 - 25 October 1944 (KIA)

FUYUTSUKI
Gunnery Officers
(EO) - LT TSUGAI Akira (65) - 1 April 1944 - 25 May 1944
LT TSUGAI Akira (65) - 25 May 1944 - ???
??? - ??? - 15 September 1945

(EO) LT / LT TSUGAI Akira: 1 April 1944 - 25 May 1944
LT / LCDR TSUGAI Akira: 25 May 1944 - 25 October 1945

fontessa

[ijnfleetadmiral]

Awesome...thanks!

Could you post the Kanji for the following officers?
YOSHIDA Fusaichi (MAIKAZE)
INAMASA Hiroshi (HAMANAMI)

1) For AMATSUKAZE Gunnery Officers, I have HATANO Kunio (68) as KIA on 16 January 1944, when AMATSUKAZE was critically damaged in a submarine attack. Thoughts?

Some more for you:

TATSUTA
Gunnery Officers
??? - 23 August 1920 - 1 December 1920

LT KAWAGUCHI Yoshikatsu (39) - 1 December 1921 - ???
??? - ??? - 15 September 1924

??? - 1 May 1926 - 10 April 1929

??? - 1 December 1930 – 15 November 1932
LCDR NAKAJO Koji (47) – 15 November 1932 - ???
??? - ??? - 15 November 1935

LCDR TAKAO Takumi (53) - 1 December 1937 - ???
LCDR ARUGA Bunkichi (Spec. Duty 1) - ??? – 15 October 1940
??? – 15 October 1940 - 27 February 1943
LT SHIMIZU Yoshihito (60) - 27 February 1943 - ???
??? - ??? - 13 March 1944

TENRYU
Gunnery Officers
LT KOYANAGI Kisaburo (36) - 1 December 1919 - ???
??? - 1 December 1921

??? - 1 December 1922 - ???
LT HORIUCHI Kaoru (40) - ??? – 10 November 1924
??? – 10 November 1924 - ???
LT / LCDR HORI Kuro (44) - ??? - 2 May 1929

LT ONISHI Shigeaki (47) - 1 December 1930 - ???
??? - ??? - 15 November 1934

??? - 1 October 1935 - 1 December 1937
LCDR SUEKUNI Masao (52) - 1 December 1937 - ???
??? - ??? - 15 November 1940

KUMA
Gunnery Officers
??? - 1 December 1921 - 1 December 1922

??? - 1 December 1923 - 1 December 1924
LT Baron YAMASHITA Tomohiko (40) - 1 December 1924 - ???
??? - ??? - 20 April 1926

LCDR MIZUNO Tomohiko (??) - 1 December 1926 - ???
??? - ??? - 30 November 1929

??? - 11 January 1932 - 1 December 1932
LCDR KAWASAKI Harumi (46) - 1 December 1932 - ???
??? - ??? - 15 November 1934
LCDR SHIGAKI Kenkichi (50) - 15 November 1934 - ???
LT SATO Shigekichi (51) - ??? - ???
LCDR IDE Motoo (51) - ??? - 2 January 1938

??? – 21 September 1938 - 15 December 1938

??? - 15 November 1939 - 15 November 1940

LCDR SUNADA Shoji (60) - 22 May 1943 - ???
??? - ??? - 11 January 1944

TAMA
Gunnery Officers
??? - 10 November 1921 - 1 December 1922

??? - 1 June 1925 - 21 July 1925

??? - 20 October 1925 - 1 December 1926

??? - 1 December 1931 - 15 November 1933

LCDR YAMAYA Taro (48) - 15 November 1934 - ???
??? - ??? - 15 November 1940
LCDR TOKI Isao (55) - 15 November 1940 – July 1941
LCDR KARASHIMA Tatsuo (56) – July 1941 - 6 July 1942

LCDR SATO Sunao (59) - 10 January 1943 - ???
??? - ??? - 1 March 1944

KITAKAMI
Gunnery Officers
??? – 1 December 1922 - 1 December 1924

LCDR HORIUCHI Kaoru (40) - 1 December 1925 - ???
??? - ??? – 2 May 1929

LCDR SUGINO Kenji (47) – 14 November 1931 - ???
LT MUCHAKU Semmei (51) - ??? - 15 November 1934

??? - 1 December 1936 - 15 November 1940

LT YASU Heisuke (60) - 14 July 1942 - ???
??? - ??? - 18 September 1944
LCDR YOSHINO Tomi (Res.) - 18 September 1944 - ???
??? - ??? - 15 August 1945

KISO
Gunnery Officers
(EO) – LT TAKAHASHI Eikichi (36) – 30 April 1921 – 4 May 1921
LT TAKAHASHI Eikichi (36) - 4 May 1921 - ???
LCDR MATSUMOTO Zenji (36) - ??? – 1 December 1922
LCDR SHOJI Yaichi (36) – 1 December 1922 - ???
??? - ??? - 15 May 1925

LCDR SHIMA Mineji (44) - 10 December 1928 - ???
??? - ??? - 1 December 1930

??? - 1 December 1931 - 15 November 1933
LCDR SUTEZAWA Yoshimasa (48) - ??? - ???

??? - 19 July 1934 - ???
LCDR FUJIMURA Masaaki (49) - ??? – 1 December 1936

??? – 1 April 1939 - ???
LCDR KIDO Tomimachi (55) - ??? - 24 April 1940
??? - 24 April 1940 - 25 October 1942
LT / LCDR ARASE Junzo (59) - 25 October 1942 - ???
??? - ??? - 1 February 1944
LT FUJIDAIRA Taku (??) - 1 February 1944
??? - ??? - 13 November 1944

OI
Gunnery Officers
??? - 3 October 1921 - 1 November 1922

??? - 1 December 1923 - 1 December 1924

LT OZAWA Masaki (41) - 1 December 1925 - ???
??? - ??? – 1 November 1927
LCDR KANDA Yoshio (41) – 1 November 1927 - ???
??? - ??? - 25 August 1929

??? - 15 October 1931 - ???
LT KAWAZOE Masanori (48) - ??? - ???
??? - ??? - 15 November 1933
LCDR OHASHI Kyozo (48) - 15 November 1933 - ???
LCDR TERASAKI Ryuji (50) - ??? - 15 November 1935
LT NODA Tomoyuki (52) - 15 November 1935 - ???
??? - ??? - 1 December 1937

??? - 15 December 1938 - 15 November 1939
LCDR KOGA Shigetoshi (56) - 15 November 1939 - ???
??? - ??? - 22 June 1942

LCDR AGO Shigeatsu (60) - 15 December 1942 - ???
LCDR / CDR* FUJITA Torajiro (61) - ??? - 19 July 1944 (KIA)