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Re: More IJN Officer Info

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Post by ijnfleetadmiral » 17 Dec 2017, 15:17

Awesome...thanks!

Could this be correct for OMI Makoto (70)?
MIYAKE Navigator - 10 December 1945 - 30 May 1946 (appointed YAKUMO Navigator this date)
YAKUMO Navigator - 30 May 1946 - 26 June 1946
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Post by fontessa » 17 Dec 2017, 18:44

Hello ijnfleetadmiral,
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: Could this be correct for OMI Makoto (70)?
MIYAKE Navigator - 10 December 1945 - 30 May 1946 (appointed YAKUMO Navigator this date)
YAKUMO Navigator - 30 May 1946 - 26 June 1946
I-165 Navigation Officer: 1 February 1944 - 15 August 1944
Attached to Naval Submarine School: 15 August 1944 - 1 September 1944
Attached to 1st Special Base Unit: 1 September 1944 - ???
Work at Kure Regional Demobilization Bureau: ??? - 10 December 1945
MIYAKE Navigation Officer: 10 December 1945 - ???
Kure Regional Demobilization Bureau Ship Control Department: ??? - 30 May 1946
YAKUMO Navigation Officer: 30 May 1946 - ???
Yokosuka Sip Control Department: ??? - 20 March 1947
IKINO Navigation Officer: 20 March 1947 - ???

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Post by ijnfleetadmiral » 17 Dec 2017, 19:51

Thanks!
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Re: More IJN Officer Info

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Hello ijnfleetadmiral,
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: Could you post the Kanji for the following officers?
KOSUDA Sataro (I-201)
NISHIMURA Kazuo (I-400)
MIYAMOCHI Masaru (I-502)
KOSUDA Sataro: 小須田佐太郎 (71)
NISHIMURA Kazuo: 西島和夫 (71)
MIYAMOCHI Masaru: 宮持優 (73)
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: KAEDE
Navigators
(EO) - LTJG ITO Masatoshi (72) - ??? - 30 October 1944
LTJG ITO Masatoshi (72) - 30 October 1944 - 15 August 1945
(EO) LTJG / LTJG ITO Masatoshi: 1 October 1944 - 30 October 1944
LTJG / ??? ITO Masatoshi: 30 October 1944 - ???
DO2 / DO KATSURA Rihei: 25 February 1946 - 20 November 1946
DO / DO INOUE Seiichi: 20 November 1946 - 10 January 1947
VACANT: 10 January 1947 - 7 February 1947
(ADD) DO / DO SHINOHARA Kenji: 7 February 1947 - 4 March 1947
His regular post was Navigation Officers of KASHI.
(ADD) DO / DO SAKAMOTO Michiji: 4 March 1947 - 1 June 1947
His regular post was Navigation Officers of KASHI.
(TEMPORAL) DO / ??? KOMATSU Utaro: 1 June 1947 - ???
NO DATA
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: KAKI
Navigators
??? - 15 July 1945 - 30 September 1945
(EO) LTJG / LCDR SUZUKI Tetsuo: 12 February 1945 - 5 March 1945
LTJG / LT SUZUKI Tetsuo: 5 March 1945 - 15 July 1945
VACANT: 15 July 1945 - 30 September 1945
LTJG / DO2 IBUSUKI Azusa: 30 September 1945 - 25 March 1946
DO2 / ??? FUJII Noboru: 25 March 1946 - ???
DO / ??? IWASAWA Hiroshi: 5 October 1946 - ???
NO DATA
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: NASHI
Navigators
(EO) - LTJG SAKONJO Naotoshi (72) - ??? - 13 March 1945
LTJG SAKONJO Naotoshi (72) - 13 March 1945 - 28 July 1945
(EO) LTJG / LTJG SAKONJU Naotaka: 15 February 1945 - 15 March 1945
LTJG / LT SAKONJU Naotoshi: 15 March 1945 - 8 August 1945
NO DATA
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: ENOKI
Navigators
??? - 31 March 1945 - 26 June 1945
(EO) LTJG / LTJG HATTORI Shiroji: 1 March 1945 - 31 March 1945
LTJG / LT HATTORI Shiroji: 31 March 1945 - 15 July 1945
NO DATA
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: KUSUNOKI
Navigators
(EO) - LTJG MANAKA Juji (??) - ??? - 28 April 1945
LTJG MANAKA Juji (??) - 28 April 1945 - 30 September 1945
(EO) LTJG / LTJG MANAKA Juji: ??? - 28 April 1945
LTJG / LT MANAKA Juji: 28 April 1945 - 15 July 1945
LTJG / DO2 IWAKIRI Masaru: 30 September 1945 - 28 February 1946
DO2 / DO KOKUBU Michiaki: 28 February 1946 - 30 October 1946
DO / DO TO’OYA Nukio: 30 October 1946 - 25 January 1947
(ADD) DO / DO TO’OYA Nukio: 25 January 1947 - 1 June 1947
His regular post was Navigation Officers of YUKIKAZE.
DO / DO TO’OYA Nukio: 1 June 1947 - 9 June 1947
DO / ??? IWAKIRI Masaru: 9 June 1947 - ???
NO DATA
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: ODAKE
Navigators
(EO) - LTJG SUGAI Cho (??) - ??? - 15 May 1945
LTJG SUGAI Cho (??) - 15 May 1945 - 15 July 1945
??? - 15 July 1945 - 30 November 1945
(EO) LTJG / LTJG SUGAI Susumu: 20 April 1945 - 15 May 1945
LTJG / LT SUGAI Susumu: 15 May 1945 - 15 July 1945
VACANT: 15 July 1945 - 30 September 1945
LTJG / DO NAKAO Taizo: 30 September 1945 - 15 October 1946
DO / DO MATSUYAMA Tadataka: 15 October 1946 - 10 January 1947
VACANT: 10 January 1947 - 10 February 1947
DO / ??? IWASHITA Yasuhiro: 10 February 1947 - ???
NO DATA
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: HATSUZAKURA
Navigators
(EO) - LTJG KUSANO Ieyasu (72) - ??? - 28 May 1945
LTJG KUSANO Ieyasu (72) - 28 May 1945 - 8 August 1945
(EO) LTJG / LTJG KUSANO Ieyasu: 5 March 1945 - 28 May 1945
LTJG / LT KUSANO Ieyasu: 28 May 1945 - 15 July 1945
VACANT: 15 July 1945 - 8 August 1945
LT / ??? SAKONJO Naotoshi: 8 August 1945 - ???
(ADD) DO / DO KAWAKAMI Taichi: 5 March 1947 - 1 June 1947
His regular post was Navigation Officers of KEYAKI.
(ADD) DO / ??? NAGAI Kozo: 1 June 1947 - ???
His regular post was Navigation Officers of KEYAKI.
NO DATA
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: KABA
Navigators
(EO) - LTJG IMAI Masashi (72) - ??? - 29 May 1945
LTJG IMAI Masashi (72) - 29 May 1945 - 15 July 1945
(EO) LTJG / LTJG IMAI Masashi: 5 March 1945 - 29 May 1945
LTJG / LT IMAI Masashi: 29 May 1945 - 15 July 1945
LT / LT SUZUKI Tsuyoshi: 15 July 1945 - 30 September 1945
LTJG / LTJG MATSUZAKI Kazunori: 30 September 1945 - 3 October 1945
LTJG / DO MATSUI Kazuhiko: 3 October 1945 - 15 January 1947

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Re: More IJN Officer Info

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Post by ijnfleetadmiral » 18 Dec 2017, 07:58

Awesome...thanks!

Could you post the Kanji for the following officers?
SAKAMOTO Michiji (KAEDE)
HATTORI Shiroji (ENOKI)
TOYA Nukio (KUSUNOKI)
NAKAO Daizo (ODAKE)
MATSUYAMA Tadataka (ODAKE)
NAGAI Kozo (HATSUZAKURA)

1) Is this correct for KABA Navigators?
VACANT - 15 January 1947 - 4 August 1947 (surrendered to USA this date)

Some more for you:

SAWAKAZE
Navigators
??? - 6 March 1920 - 6 May 1920

??? - 25 October 1920 - 1 December 1920

??? - 1 December 1921 - 15 October 1923

??? - 12 September 1924 - ???
LT SUZUKI Mitsunobu (46) - ??? - ???
LT TSUNA Hajime (52) - ??? – 1 December 1931
??? – 1 December 1931 - ???
LT ONO Hiroshi (63) - ??? - 15 November 1940

??? - 10 January 1945 - 5 June 1945

MINEKAZE
Navigators
(EO) - ??? – 1 April 1919 – 29 May 1920
??? - 29 May 1920 - ???
LT HIRAO Seiichi (41) - ??? – 1 December 1921
??? – 1 December 1921 - 15 May 1922

??? - 10 September 1924 - 1 December 1927

??? - 10 December 1928 – 1 December 1931
LT SHIBAYAMA Kazuo (52) – 1 December 1931 - ???
LT SUZUKI Hana (??) - ??? - 15 May 1934

??? - 1 April 1938 – 15 May 1939

LTJG KAWABATA Makoto (62) – 15 November 1939 - ???
LT TERAMOTO Tadashi (Res.) - ??? – 20 September 1940
LTJG UENO Yasube (64) - ??? - 15 November 1940

YAKAZE
Navigators
??? - 1 December 1920 - 1 December 1922

??? - 1 December 1923 - 10 April 1924

??? - 1 December 1924 – ???
LT NITO Jinnosuke (49) - ??? – 10 December 1928
??? – 10 December 1928 - 1 December 1930
LT SUETAKE Masaharu (50) – 1 December 1930 - ???
??? - ??? - 7 April 1942

??? - 20 July 1942 - 15 May 1943
LTJG NAGAI Shigeki (Res.) - 15 May 1943 - ???
??? - ??? - 18 July 1945

OKIKAZE
Navigators
??? - 17 August 1920 - 12 September 1924

??? - 6 January 1925 - 1 December 1927

??? - 1 April 1929 - 1 October 1933

??? - 1 August 1934 - ???

??? - 15 January 1936 - 26 March 1938

HAKAZE
Navigators
??? - 16 September 1920 - 1 March 1923

??? - 1 December 1923 - 20 January 1928

??? - 30 November 1929 - 15 November 1940

AKIKAZE
Navigators
??? - 16 September 1920 - 15 December 1920

??? - 1 December 1921 - 1 December 1922

??? - 8 November 1924 - 1 December 1924

??? - 20 November 1925 - 1 December 1925

??? - 1 November 1926 – 10 December 1928
LT TAKAHASHI Masaru (50) – 10 December 1928 - ???
LTJG TAKEUCHI Yoshimasa (59) - ??? - ???
LTJG KUBOKI Noriaki (66) - ??? - 27 December 1941
??? - 27 December 1941 - 15 June 1943

SHIMAKAZE (I)
Navigators
??? - 15 November 1920 - 6 October 1921

??? - 1 December 1921 – 25 May 1933

??? – 15 November 1933 - 1 March 1936

??? - 1 May 1936 - ???
LT YAMANA Hiro (55) - ??? - ???
LTJG TAKIGAWA Kouji (59) - ??? - ???
LTJG HARAGUCHI Sakae (59) - ??? - ???
??? - ??? – 12 January 1943

SHIOKAZE
Navigators
??? - 29 July 1921 - 1 December 1925

??? - 5 October 1926 - 10 December 1928

??? - 1 December 1930 - 1 November 1940

??? - 15 April 1944 - 8 June 1944

YUKAZE
Navigators
(EO) – LT KOGA Zengo (41) - ??? – 24 August 1921
LT KOGA Zengo (41) - 24 August 1921 - 1 December 1921

??? - 15 May 1923 - ???
LT ODA Misao (46) - ??? - ???
??? - ??? – 10 December 1928
LT NITO Jinnosuke (49) – 10 December 1928 - ???
??? – ??? – 1 December 1931
LT ISHINISHI Toshihiko (52) - ??? – 1 December 1931
??? – 1 December 1931 – 1 November 1933
LT YANO Kunihiro (53) – 1 November 1933 - ???
LTJG SUEMATSU Torao (59) - ??? - ???
LTJG NISHIMURA Tokuta (60) - ??? - ???
??? - ??? - 1 January 1936
LTJG TSURUMURA Hiroji (58) - 1 January 1936 - ???
??? - ??? - 1 December 1938
LTJG MINOSHIMA Tatsuo (63) - 1 December 1938 - ???
??? - ??? - 15 November 1940

NADAKAZE
Navigators
??? - 30 September 1921 - 15 April 1922

??? - 15 October 1923 - ???
LT SAWA Isamu (46) - ??? – 1 June 1927
??? – 1 June 1927 - 20 March 1929

??? - 1 November 1930 - 1 December 1930

??? - 1 December 1931 - ???
LTJG TOYOSAKA Sanae (59) - ??? - ???
??? - ??? - 25 July 1945

TACHIKAZE
Navigators
??? - 5 December 1921 - 1 December 1922

??? - 1 December 1925 – 10 December 1928

??? – 1 December 1930 - 1 December 1936

??? - 1 December 1937 - 15 November 1940

HOKAZE
Navigators
??? - 1 December 1925 - ???
LT KITAMURA Yosaku (52) - ??? - ???
??? - ??? - 15 November 1935

??? - 15 January 1939 - ???
LTJG HARADA Kiyoshi (66) - ??? - 15 July 1941

LTJG ASHIZAWA Chiaki (Res.) - 25 March 1943 - ???
??? - ??? - 6 July 1944

NOKAZE
Navigators
??? - 31 March 1922 - 1 December 1922

??? - 1 December 1924 - 1 December 1925

??? - 1 December 1926 - 1 December 1931

??? - 15 June 1932 - ???
LT HARADA Shigetoshi (54) - ??? - ???
LTJG MOROISHI Takashi (64) - ??? - 15 November 1940

NUMAKAZE
Navigators
??? - 24 July 1922 - 15 October 1923

??? - 12 September 1924 - 1 December 1924

??? - 1 December 1927 - 1 November 1934

LTJG NISHIUCHI Shoichi (60) - 1 December 1937 - ???
??? - ??? - 15 November 1940

NAMIKAZE
Navigators
??? - 13 August 1923 - 12 September 1924

??? - 15 May 1925 – 1 December 1930
LT KANEDA Kiyoshi (50) – 1 December 1930 - ???
??? - ??? - 1 August 1942
LT UEDA Yasuhiko (47) - ??? - ???

??? - 15 October 1943 - 5 July 1945
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Re: More IJN Officer Info

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Post by fontessa » 18 Dec 2017, 09:17

Hello ijnfleetadmiral,

The below is the rest of Type Tei class destroyers.

◇ MATSU Class ◇

MATSU
Navigation Officers
(EO) LTJG [Res.] / LTJG [Res.] HASUHARA Toshiyuki: 30 March 1944 - 27 April 1944
LTJG [Res.] / LTJG [Res.] / LT* HASUHARA Toshiyuki: 27 April 1944 - 4 August 1944

TAKE
Navigation Officers
(EO) LTJG [Res.] / LTJG [Res.] TAKAI Gisuke: 10 May 1944 - 16 June 1944
LTJG [Res.] / ??? TAKAI Gisuke: 16 June 1944 - ???
LTJG / DO2 SAGURI Osamu: 30 September 1945 - 1 March 1946
DO2 / DO URAKABE Saburo: 1 March 1946 - 28 October 1946
DO / ??? URAKABE Saburo: 28 October 1946 - ???

UME
Navigation Officers
(EO) LTJG [Res.] / LTJG [Res.] NAKAJIMA Susumu: 8 June 1944 - 28 June 1944
LTJG [Res.] / LTJG [Res.] NAKAJIMA Susumu: 28 June 1944 - 25 February 1945
He survived the sinking.

MOMO
Navigation Officers
LTJG [Res.] / LTJG [Res.] OZAWA Koichi: 10 May 1944 - 10 June 1944
LTJG [Res.] / LT [Res.] / LCDR* OZAWA Koichi: 10 June 1944 - 4 August 1944 (KIA)

KUWA
Navigation Officers
(EO) LTJG / LTJG KODAIRA Kiyoto: 15 July 1944 - 25 July 1944
LTJG / LT / LCDR* KODAIRA Kiyoto: 25 July 1944 - 3 December 1944 (KIA)

KIRI
Navigation Officers
(EO) LTJG / LTJG SHINOHARA kenji: 10 July 1944 - 14 August 1944
LTJG / LT SHINOHARA kenji: 14 August 1944 - 20 February 1945
VACANT: 20 February 1945 - 28 December 1946
(ADD) DO / DO OTOMO Yu: 28 December 1946 - 24 March 1947
His regular post was Navigation Officers of HAGI.
(ADD) DO / ??? MORITA Mamoru: 24 March 1947 - ???
His regular post was Navigation Officers of HAGI.
(ADD) DO / ??? KAMO Kazuo: 1 June 1947 - ???
His regular post was Navigation Officers of HAGI.
NO DATA

SUGI
Navigation Officers
(EO) LTJG / LTJG HORIHATA Tetsuo: 15 July 1944 - 25 August 1944
LTJG / ??? HORIHATA Tetsuo: 25 August 1944 - ???
DO2 / DO KONISHI Yoshiaki: 10 May 1946 - 20 December 1946
DO / DO TSUSHIMA Hideshi: 20 December 1946 - 10 February 1947
(TEMPORAL) DO / DO OTOMO Yu: 26 December 1946 - 14 January 1947

MAKI
Navigation Officers
(EO) LTJG / LTJG OYAMA Masakiyo: 15 July 1944 - 10 August 1944
LTJG / LTJG OYAMA Masakiyo: 10 August 1944 - 7 October 1944
LTJG / LT GOTO Eiichiro: 7 October 1944 - 12 November 1945
LT / ??? FUJITA Naoji: 12 November 1945 - ???
??? / DO2 YOSHII Toshio: ??? - 6 May 1946
DO2 / ??? MORI Sakae: 6 May 1946 - ???
??? / DO FUJITA Naoshi: ??? - 20 November 1946
VACANT: 20 November 1946 - 22 November 1946
DO / ??? NAKAJIMA Tenji: 22 November 1946 - ???
DO / DO KISHIKAWA Masanori: 5 December 1946 - 15 January 1947
(ADD) DO HANADA Kenji: ??? - 5 April 1947
His regular post was Navigation Officers of SHII.
(ADD) DO / ??? NAKAJIMA Etsuro: 5 April 1947 - ???
His regular post was Navigation Officers of SHII.
NO DATA

MOMI
Navigation Officers
(EO) LTJG / LTJG SUZUKI Masahiko: 20 July 1944 - 7 September 1944
LTJG / LT / LCDR* SUZUKI Masahiko: 7 September 1944 - 3 December 1944 (KIA)

KASHI
Navigation Officers
(EO) LTJG / LTJG HORIE Kazuma: 25 August 1944 - 30 September 1944
LTJG / ??? HORIE Kazuma: 30 September 1944 - ???
DO / DO SHINOHARA Kenji: 7 February 1947 - 4 March 1947
DO / DO SAKAMOTO Michiji: 4 March 1947 - 1 June 1947

NARA
Navigation Officers
(EO) LTJG / LTJG ADACHI Yoshitsugu: 10 November 1944 - 26 November 1944
LTJG / LT ADACHI Yoshitsugu: 26 November 1944 - 15 July 1945
NO DATA

SAKURA
Navigation Officers
(EO) LTJG / LTJG KATSURA Rihei: 10 November 1944 - 25 November 1944
LTJG / LT KATSURA Rihei: 25 November 1944 - 20 July 1945
He survived the sinking.

YANAGI
Navigation Officers
(EO) LTJG / LTJG NOMURA Haruo: 1 December 1944 - 18 January 1945
LTJG / LTJG NOMURA Haruo: 18 January 1945 - 3 February 1945
LTJG / LT NAGAYAMA Kanetoshi: 3 February 1945 - 25 July 1945
NO DATA

TSUBAKI
Navigation Officers
(EO) LTJG / LTJG SATO Shizuka: 30 October 1944 - 30 November 1944
LTJG / LT SATO Shizuka: 30 November 1944 - 15 July 1945
NO DATA

HINOKI
Navigation Officers
(EO) LTJG / LTJG SUWA Kingo: 15 September 1944 - 30 September 1944
LTJG / LTJG / LT* SUWA Kingo: 30 September 1944 - 7 January 1945 (KIA)

KEYAKI
Navigation Officers
(EO) LTJG / LTJG FUJIKAWA Masahiko: 1 December 1944 - 15 December 1944
LTJG / DO FUJIKAWA Masahiko: 15 December 1944 - 20 December 1946
VACANT: 20 December 1946 -
DO / DO KANNO Kiichiro: 1 February 1947 - 5 March 1947
DO / DO KAWAKAMI Taichi: 5 March 1947 - 1 June 1947
DO / ??? NAGAI Kozo: 1 June 1947 - ???
NO DATA

◇ TACHIBANA Class ◇

TACHIBANA
Navigation Officers
(EO) LTJG / LTJG SAITO Goro: 10 December 1944 - 20 January 1945
LTJG / LT SAITO Goro: 20 January 1945 - 25 July 1945
NO DATA

TSUTA
Navigation Officers
(EO) LTJG / LTJG ONIYAMA Ryuzo: 25 December 1944 - 8 February 1945
LTJG / DO ONIYAMA Ryuzo: 8 February 1945 - 22 August 1946
??? / DO MUKAI Isao: ??? - 19 October 1946
VACANT: 19 October 1946 - 20 October 1946
DO / ??? SAITO Jun: 20 October 1946 - ???
??? / DO HIGO Seiju: ??? - 8 January 1947
(ADD) DO / ??? IWASAWA Hiroshi: 10 February 1947 - ???
His regular post was Navigation Officers of KAKI.
NO DATA

HAGI
Navigation Officers
(EO) LTJG / LTJG ARAIDA Kohei: 10 January - 1 March 1945
LTJG / ??? ARAIDA Kohei: 1 March 1945 - ???
??? / DO OTOMO Yu: ??? - 24 March 1947
DO / ??? MORITA Mamoru: 24 March 1947 - ???
DO / ??? KAMO Kazuo: 1 June 1947 - ???
NO DATA

SUMIRE
Navigation Officers
(EO) LTJG / LTJG O’OKA Yoshiro: 15 February 1945 - 26 March 1945
LTJG / LT O’OKA Yoshiro: 26 March 1945 - 15 July 1945
VACANT: 15 July 1945 - 30 September 1945
LTJG / ??? MORIWAKI Teruo: 30 September 1945 - ???
(ADD) DO / ??? URAKABE Saburo: 8 October 1946 - ???
His regular post was Navigation Officers of TAKE.
NO DATA

NIRE
Navigation Officers
(EO) LTJG / LTJG SUZUKI Tsuyoshi: 25 December 1944 - 31 January 1945
LTJG / LT SUZUKI Tsuyoshi: 31 January 1945 - 15 July 1945
VACANT: 15 July 1945 - 30 September 1945
LT / LT SUZUKI Tsuyoshi: 30 September 1945 - 10 October 1945

SHII
Navigation Officers
(EO) LTJG / LTJG OBA Kenzo: 5 March 1945 - 13 March 1945
LTJG / LT OBA Kenzo: 13 March 1945 - 8 August 1945
LT / ??? MATSUDA Kiyoshi: 8 August 1945 - ???
DO2 / ??? YABANA Fusakatsu: 1 February 1946 - ???
??? / DO MAEDA Takashi: ??? - 18 November 1946
DO / DO SHINOHARA Kenji: 18 November 1946 - 7 February 1947
DO / DO HANADA Kenji: 7 February 1947 - 5 April 1947
DO / ??? NAKAJIMA Etsuro: 5 April 1947 - ???
NO DATA

HATSUUME
Navigation Officers
??? / LT ADACHI Yasushi: ??? - 15 July 1945
VACANT: 15 July 1945 - 30 September 1945
LTJG / DO NAKAJIMA Etsuro: 30 September 1945 - 15 January 1947
VACANT: 15 January 1947 - 7 February 1947
DO / ??? TAGAMI Norio: 7 February 1947 - ???
NO DATA

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Re: More IJN Officer Info

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Post by ijnfleetadmiral » 18 Dec 2017, 14:07

Awesome...thanks!

Could you post the Kanji for the following officers?
SAGURI Osamu (TAKE)
FUJITA Naoji (MAKI)
FUJITA Naoshi (MAKI)
NAKAMURA Tenji (MAKI)
NAKAJIMA Etsuro (MAKI)
HORIHATA Tetsuo (SUGI)
NAGAI Kozo (KEYAKI)
ONIYAMA Ryuzo (TSUTA)
MAEDA Takashi (SHII)

1) For KIRI, I have NAKAMURA Genichi (72) as posted Navigator on 28 February 1945.

2) Is this correct for SUGI Navigators?
VACANT - 14 January 1947 - 31 July 1947 (turned over to Soviet Union this date)

3) For SHII, I have LTJG ISHIZU Hiroshi (72) as Equipping Officer / Navigator from 20 February 1945 - 10 April 1945.
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Re: More IJN Officer Info

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Post by fontessa » 18 Dec 2017, 17:20

Hello ijnfleetadmiral,
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: Could you post the Kanji for the following officers?
SAGURI Osamu (TAKE)
FUJITA Naoji (MAKI)
FUJITA Naoshi (MAKI)
NAKAMURA Tenji (MAKI)
NAKAJIMA Etsuro (MAKI)
HORIHATA Tetsuo (SUGI)
NAGAI Kozo (KEYAKI)
ONIYAMA Ryuzo (TSUTA)
MAEDA Takashi (SHII)
SAGURI Osamu: 早栗修 (??)
FUJITA Naoji: 藤田直司 (72)
FUJITA Naoshi: 藤田直司 (72)
NAKAJIRA Tenji: 中島典次←上村典次 (71)
NAKAJIMA Etsuro: 中島悦郎 (73)
HORIHATA Tetsuo: 堀端徹夫 (71)
ONIYAMA Ryuzo: 鬼山隆三←鬼山茂樹 (72)
MAEDA Takamasa: 前田孝正 (71)
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: 1) For KIRI, I have NAKAMURA Genichi (72) as posted Navigator on 28 February 1945.
I found the below. Thanks.
LTJG / DO NAKAMURA Gen’ichi: 20 February 1945 - 28 December 1946
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: 2) Is this correct for SUGI Navigators?
VACANT - 14 January 1947 - 31 July 1947 (turned over to Soviet Union this date)
SUGI was handed over to the Republic of China on 31 July 1947.
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: 3) For SHII, I have LTJG ISHIZU Hiroshi (72) as Equipping Officer / Navigator from 20 February 1945 - 10 April 1945.
I checked Naval Transfer and Promotion Lists:
LTJG ISHIZU Shigeru (72) / LTJG ISHIZU Hitoshi (72): 20 February 1945 - 5 March 1945
↑ I can not determine which is wrong.
(EO) LTJG / LTJG OBA Kenzo: 5 March 1945 - 13 March 1945
LTJG / LT OBA Kenzo: 13 March 1945 - 8 August 1945

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Re: More IJN Officer Info

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Post by ijnfleetadmiral » 18 Dec 2017, 18:13

Awesome...thanks!

Were you able to find the Kanji for NAGAI Kozo (KEYAKI)?
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Post by fontessa » 18 Dec 2017, 22:53

Hello ijnfleetadmiral,
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: Were you able to find the Kanji for NAGAI Kozo (KEYAKI)?
I had overlooked him. The Kanji for him was 永井弘三 (73).

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Post by ijnfleetadmiral » 19 Dec 2017, 04:28

Thanks!
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Re: More IJN Officer Info

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Post by fontessa » 19 Dec 2017, 04:52

Hello ijnfleetadmiral,

I would like to correct as the below.
fontessa wrote:
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: IKINO
Navigators
??? - 17 July 1945 - 30 September 1945
Officers for Navigation Duty
(EO) LT [Res.] / LT [Res.] HIGASHIO Hisao: 10 September 1944 - 15 October 1944
LT [Res.] / LT [Res.] HIGASHIO Hisao: 15 October 1944 - 20 April 1945
LT [Res.] / ??? CHAYA Shukei: 20 April 1945 - ???
NO DATA
Officer for Navigation Duty
(EO) LT [Res.] / LT [Res.] YOSHIKAWA Seizo: 10 March 1945 - 17 July 1945
LT [Res.] / ??? YOSHIKAWA Seizo: 17 July 1945 - ???
Navigation Officers
LT / DO MATSUMOTO Takeshi: 30 September 1945 - 20 March 1947
DO / ??? OMI Makoto: 20 March 1947 - ???
NO DATA


IKUNA
Officers for Navigation Duty
(EO) LT [Res.] / LT [Res.] HIGASHIO Hisao: 10 September 1944 - 15 October 1944
LT [Res.] / LT [Res.] HIGASHIO Hisao: 15 October 1944 - 20 April 1945
LT [Res.] / ??? CHAYA Shukei: 20 April 1945 - ???
Navigation Officers
LT / ??? FUJII Takehiro: 5 October 1945 - ???
NO DATA

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Re: More IJN Officer Info

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Post by ijnfleetadmiral » 19 Dec 2017, 07:05

For IKUNA, HIGASHO Hisao sounds very similar to the name of the officer I have for her Chief Engineer: HIGASHINO Hisao? Coincidence or is that incorrect?

Also, I have FUJII Takehiro (72) as being posted CO of IKUNA on 5 October 1945, not Navigator.
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Re: More IJN Officer Info

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Post by fontessa » 19 Dec 2017, 08:54

Hello ijnfleetadmiral,
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: For IKUNA, HIGASHO Hisao sounds very similar to the name of the officer I have for her Chief Engineer: HIGASHINO Hisao? Coincidence or is that incorrect?
I have mistaken. LT [Res.] HIGASHIO Hisao was Engineer Officer.
Officers for Engineer Duty
(EO) LT [Res.] / LT [Res.] HIGASHIO Hisao: 10 September 1944 - 15 October 1944
LT [Res.] / LT [Res.] HIGASHIO Hisao: 15 October 1944 - 20 April 1945
LT [Res.] / ??? CHAYA Shukei: 20 April 1945 - ???
NO DATA
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: Also, I have FUJII Takehiro (72) as being posted CO of IKUNA on 5 October 1945, not Navigator.
I rechecked Naval Transfer and Promotion Lists. LT FUJII Takehiro was Navigation Officer. But he was a regular officer, so there is the possibility that Navigation Officer was misprint of Commanding Officer.
Officers for Navigation Duty
(EO) LT [Res.] / LT [Res.] YAMAGUCHI Shizuo: 10 September 1944 - 15 October 1944
LT [Res.] / ??? YAMAGUCHI Shizuo: 15 October 1944 - ???
Navigation Officers
LT / ??? FUJII Takehiro: 5 October 1945 - ???
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Re: More IJN Officer Info

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Post by ijnfleetadmiral » 20 Dec 2017, 15:55

Thanks!
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