Complete Records - Chikuma

[ijnfleetadmiral]

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

CHIKUMA
Commanding Officers
(CEO) - CAPT TATSUZAKI Tomekichi (40) - 18 May 1938 - 1 November 1938
(CEO) - CAPT TOMONARI Saichiro (38) - 1 November 1938 - 10 December 1938
(CEO) - CAPT NISHIO Hidehiko (41) - 10 December 1938 - 20 May 1939
CAPT NISHIO Hidehiko (41) - 20 May 1939 - 20 October 1939
CAPT HARA Teizo (41) - 20 October 1939 - 15 November 1939
CAPT HASHIMOTO Shintaro (41) - 15 November 1939 - 1 November 1940
CAPT KOGURE Gunji (41) - 1 November 1940 - 11 August 1941
CAPT KOMURA Keizo (45) - 11 August 1941 - 10 November 1942
CAPT ARAKI Tsuto (45) - 10 November 1942 - 20 January 1943
CAPT SHIGENAGA Kazue (46) - 20 January 1943 - 7 January 1944
CAPT / RADM* NORIMITSU Saiji (46) - 7 January 1944 - 25 October 1944 (KIA)

Executive Officers
(EO) - CDR ITAKURA Tokushi (42) - 15 July 1938 - 1 April 1939
(EO) - CDR HAYASHI Shigechika (45) - 1 April 1939 - 20 May 1939
CDR HAYASHI Shigechika (45) - 20 May 1939 - 15 November 1939
CDR SAKAIBARA Shigematsu (46) - 15 November 1939 - 15 November 1940
CDR OGAWA Nobuki (46) - 15 November 1940 - 10 April 1941
CDR / CAPT* HIROSE Sadatoshi (47) - 10 April 1941 - 26 October 1942 (KIA)
VACANT - 26 October 1942 - 5 February 1943
CDR / CAPT SHIRAHAMA Masashichi (49) - 5 February 1943 - 25 December 1943 (CAPT on 1 November 1943.)
CDR / CAPT / RADM* YAMAUCHI Teizo (49) - 25 December 1943 - 25 October 1944 (KIA) (CAPT on 15 October 1944.)

Operations Officers
(EO) - LCDR TAMURA Kentaro (52) - ??? - 20 May 1939
LCDR TAMURA Kentaro (52) - 20 May 1939 - ???
??? - ??? - 15 October 1941
LCDR YOKOTA Shozo (??) - 15 October 1941 - ???
??? - ??? - 5 February 1943
LT AKASHI Michisaburo (Res.) - 5 February 1943 - 1 December 1943
CDR YAMASHITA Shigeru (??) - 1 December 1943 - 1 July 1944
LCDR / CDR* TSUNEZUMI Kazuo (??) - 1 July 1944 - 25 October 1944 (KIA)

Gunnery Officers
??? - 20 May 1939 - 10 October 1939
LCDR ANDO Norihide (51) - 10 October 1939 - 15 October 1940
LCDR KURODA Yoshio (52) - 15 October 1940 - ???
??? - ??? - 27 April 1942
LCDR KITAGAWA Katsuo (??) - 27 April 1942 - 15 December 1942
LCDR SASAKI Gunzo (54) - 15 December 1942 - ???
??? - ??? - 25 October 1944

Navigators
??? - 20 May 1939 - 1 November 1939
LCDR OSUGA Shuichi (51) - 1 November 1939 - 15 November 1940
??? - 15 November 1940 - ???
LCDR / CDR* KITAYAMA Katsuo (55) - ??? - 26 October 1942 (KIA)
VACANT - 26 October 1942 - 15 December 1942
LCDR / CDR / CAPT* KODAMA Saichi (57) - 15 December 1942 - 25 October 1944 (KIA) (CDR on 15 October 1944.)

Torpedo Officers
(EO) - LCDR YANO Kanji (50) - 10 August 1938 - 20 November 1938
(EO) - LCDR KANDA Takeo (52) - 20 November 1938 - 20 May 1939
LCDR KANDA Takeo (52) - 20 May 1939 - 15 November 1939
LT TOBITA Kiyoshi (56) - 15 November 1939 - 15 November 1940
LCDR ISHINO Umesaku (??) - 15 November 1940 - 10 September 1941
LT SABE Tsurukichi (60) - 10 September 1941 - 10 October 1942
LT / LCDR* YAMAGUCHI Eiji (61) - 10 October 1942 - 26 October 1942 (KIA)
??? - 26 October 1942 - 10 September 1944
LT / LCDR* NISHIMURA Masanao (66) - 10 September 1944 - 25 October 1944 (KIA)

Chief Engineers
(EO) - (E) CDR ISHIZUKA Masatoshi (??) - ??? - 20 May 1939
(E) CDR ISHIZUKA Masatoshi (??) - 20 May 1939 - 15 November 1939
(E) CDR MIMASA Takeo (??) - 15 November 1939 - 15 October 1940
(E) CDR ISHIKAWA Hiroshi (??) - 15 October 1940 - ???
??? - ??? - 15 December 1942
CDR HOKOTATE Tsuyoshi (??) - 15 December 1942 - 15 August 1943
CDR YAMASHITA Shigeru (??) - 15 August 1943 - 1 December 1943
CDR / CAPT / RADM* IRIE Itaru (Eng. 32) - 1 December 1943 - 25 October 1944 (KIA) (CAPT on 15 October 1944.)

Surgeons
??? - 20 May 1939 - 13 October 1942
(S) LT YASUMA Takamasa (??) - 13 October 1942 - ???
??? - ??? - 25 October 1944

Paymasters
??? - 20 May 1939 - 15 November 1939
(P) LT MINAMI Shoichi (??) - 15 November 1939 - 1 November 1940
(P) LTJG SAISHO Junji (??) - 1 November 1940 - ???
??? - ??? - 1 November 1942
(P) LT IKENAGA Kichiro (??) - 1 November 1942 - ???
??? - ??? - 5 July 1944
(P) LT / (P) LCDR* KUROBE Narao (??) - 5 July 1944 - 25 October 1944 (KIA)

Communications Officers
??? - 20 May 1939 - 15 November 1939
LCDR KUSUMI Tadao (56) - 15 November 1939 - 15 November 1940
LCDR OGIWARA Mineo (??) - 15 November 1940 - ???
??? - ??? - 25 October 1944

Air Officers
(EO) - LT SHIMADA Koichi (55) - ??? - 20 May 1939
LT SHIMADA Koichi (55) - 20 May 1939 - 1 November 1939
LT ONO Yoshitaka (59) - 1 November 1939 - 1 November 1940
LTJG / LT TANAKA Susumu (64) - 1 November 1940 - 1 December 1941 (LT on 15 November 1940.)
LTJG ONO Jiro (64) - 1 December 1941 - 16 March 1942
LT TSUMA Makoto (66) - 16 March 1942 - 13 July 1942
LT UTSUNOMIYA Michio (63) - 13 July 1942 - 25 July 1942
LT / LCDR* SAITO Hiroshi (65) - 25 July 1942 - 26 October 1942 (KIA)
??? - 26 October 1942 - 25 October 1944

[fontessa]

Hello ijnfleetadmiral,

I can fill in some blanks.

Operations Officers
??? - ??? - 15 October 1941

According to page 26 of JACAR C13072079500, LCDR ISHINO Umesaku was appointed on 15 November 1940..

Gunnery Officers
??? - 20 May 1939 - 10 October 1939
??? - ??? - 25 October 1944

According to page 45 of JACAR C13072075700, LCDR FUKUSHIMA Kojiro was appointed on 20 May 1939.
According to page 17 of JACAR C13072089400, LCDR TOKI Isao was appointed on 20 January 1943.

Navigators
??? - 20 May 1939 - 1 November 1939
??? - 15 November 1940 - ???

According to page 16 of JACAR C13072079500, LCDR OKIHARA Hideya was appointed on 15 November 1940.
According to page 17 of JACAR C13072089400, LCDR TOKI Isao was appointed on 20 January 1943.

Torpedo Officers
??? - 26 October 1942 - 10 September 1944

According to page 25 of JACAR C13072089100, LT TAKAHASHI Tatsuhiko was appointed on 15 January 1943.
According to page 2 of JACAR C13072091100, LT TANAKA Ichiro was appointed on 24 May 1943.

Surgeons
??? - 20 May 1939 - 13 October 1942

According to page 48 of JACAR C13072075700, LT FUKUDA Shozo was appointed on 20 May 1939.
According to page 8 of JACAR C13072076900, LCDR SHINKE Takeo was appointed on 15 November 1939.
According to page 30 of JACAR C13072079300, LT HARA Hidemichi was appointed on 1 November 1940.

Paymasters
??? - 20 May 1939 - 15 November 1939

According to page 48 of JACAR C13072075700, LCDR WAKAMATSU Yoshimatsu was appointed on 20 May 1939.

Communications Officers
??? - 20 May 1939 - 15 November 1939
??? - ??? - 25 October 1944

According to page 46 of JACAR C13072075700, LT MINEKAWA Minoru was appointed on 20 May 1939.
According to page 25 of JACAR C13072089100, LT HOSHINO Seizaburo was appointed on 15 January 1943.

Air Officers
LT TSUMA Makoto (66) - 16 March 1942 - 13 July 1942
??? - 26 October 1942 - 25 October 1944

According to page 11 of JACAR C13072085400, LT TSUMA Makoto was appointed on 10 May 1942.
According to page 28 of JACAR C13072089000, LT MACHIDA Chujiro was appointed on 10 January 1943.

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[ijnfleetadmiral]

Awesome...thanks! A couple discrepancies:

1) I have LCDR ISHINO Umesaku as posted Torpedo Officer of CHIKUMA on 15 November 1940. Was Torpedo Officer or Operations Officer an additional post aboard the same vessel?

2) I have LTJG ONO Jiro (64) as being appointed Air Officer of ASHIGARA on 16 March 1942.

[fontessa]

Hello ijnfleetadmiral,

1) I have LCDR ISHINO Umesaku as posted Torpedo Officer of CHIKUMA on 15 November 1940.

The above is incorrect. I confirmed he was appointed the operational officer on 15 November 1940 again.

2) I have LTJG ONO Jiro (64) as being appointed Air Officer of ASHIGARA on 16 March 1942.

Ashigara?
According to page 12 of JACAR C13072084600, LT ONO Jiro was appointed the air officer of ASHIGARA on 16 March 1942. Yes, his previous post was the air officer of CHIKUMA.

fontessa

[ijnfleetadmiral]

Thanks for clarifying!

[ijnfleetadmiral]

Is this correct for CHIKUMA?

Gunnery Officers
LCDR KURODA Yoshio (52) - 15 October 1940 - 27 April 1942
LCDR / CDR* KITAYAMA Katsuo (55) - 27 April 1942 - 26 October 1942 (KIA)
VACANT – 26 October 1942 – 15 December 1942
LCDR SASAKI Gunzo (54) - 15 December 1942 - 20 January 1943

Navigators
??? - 20 May 1939 - 1 November 1939
LCDR OSUGA Shuichi (51) - 1 November 1939 - 15 November 1940
LCDR / CDR OKIHARA Hideya (51) - 15 November 1940 – 15 December 1942
LCDR / CDR / CAPT* KODAMA Saichi (57) - 15 December 1942 - 25 October 1944 (KIA)

[fontessa]

Hello ijnfleetadmiral,

Gunnery Officers
LCDR KURODA Yoshio (52) - 15 October 1940 - 27 April 1942
LCDR / CDR* KITAYAMA Katsuo (55) - 27 April 1942 - 26 October 1942 (KIA)
VACANT - 26 October 1942 - 15 December 1942
LCDR SASAKI Gunzo (54) - 15 December 1942 - 20 January 1943

(EO) LCDR / LCDR FUKUSHIMA Kojiro: 1 December 1938 - 20 May 1939
LCDR / ??? FUKUSHIMA Kojiro: 20 May 1939 - ???
LCDR / LCDR KURODA Yoshio: 15 October 1940 - 27 April 1942
LCDR / LCDR / CDR* KITAYAMA Katsuo: 27 April 1942 - 26 October 1942 (KIA)
VACANT: 26 October 1942 - 15 December 1942
LCDR / LCDR SASAKI Gunzo: 15 December 1942 - 20 January 1943
LCDR / CDR / CAPT* TOKI Isao: 20 January 1943 - 25 October 1944 (KIA)

Navigators
??? - 20 May 1939 - 1 November 1939
LCDR OSUGA Shuichi (51) - 1 November 1939 - 15 November 1940
LCDR / CDR OKIHARA Hideya (51) - 15 November 1940 - 15 December 1942
LCDR / CDR / CAPT* KODAMA Saichi (57) - 15 December 1942 - 25 October 1944 (KIA)

(EO) LCDR / LCDR SHIMOMURA Shuzo: 25 March 1939 - 20 May 1939
LCDR / CDR SHIMOMURA Shuzo: 20 May 1939 - 30 August 1939 (DFI)
DFI: Death from Illness
VACANT: 30 August 1939 - 1 November 1939
LCDR / CDR OSUGA Shuichi: 1 November 1939 - 15 November 1940
LCDR / CDR OKIHARA Hideya: 15 November 1940 - 15 December 1942
LCDR / CDR / CAPT* KODAMA Saichi: 15 December 1942 - 25 October 1944 (KIA)

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[ijnfleetadmiral]

Awesome...thanks for clarifying! Almost have all her officers now.