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Post by ijnfleetadmiral » 11 Dec 2018, 16:46

Awesome...thanks! Question:

1) I'm guessing this is correct for MYOKO XOs?
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Post by fontessa » 11 Dec 2018, 21:59

Hello ijnfleetadmiral,
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: 1) I'm guessing this is correct for MYOKO XOs?
VACANT - 15 January 1945 - 15 August 1945
Yes.

I sent you a private message. Please look at it.

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Post by fontessa » 12 Dec 2018, 20:49

Hello ijnfleetadmiral,
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: 大野周
ONO Amane
ONO Itaru
I found 昭和11年現役海軍士官名簿 Active Navy Officer List (1936). According to it, the furigana for 周 was “Itaru”.

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Post by fontessa » 16 Dec 2018, 01:40

Hello ijnfleetadmiral,
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: KOGA Yasuji
Eta Jima Class 50 (246/272)
MID - 06/01/1922
ENS - 09/20/1923
LTJG - 12/01/1925
LT - 12/10/1928
KOMAHASHI Torpedo Officer - 12/01/1930 - 12/01/1931
NENOHI Torpedo Officer - 11/15/1934 - 10/31/1935
AOI Commanding Officer - 11/01/1935 - 01/08/1938
LCDR - 12/01/1936
MINAZUKI Commanding Officer - 01/08/1938 - 10/20/1938
YAMAGUMO Commanding Officer - 11/03/1939 - 05/20/1942
CDR - 10/15/1941
AKIZUKI Chief Equipping Officer - 05/20/1942 - 06/11/1942
AKIZUKI Commanding Officer - 06/11/1942 - 07/27/1943
MYOKO Executive Officer - 07/27/1943 - ???
CAPT - 05/01/44
34th Assault Unit Commanding Officer - 04/01/1945 - 08/15/1945
No.30 Destroyer (NAGATSUKI) Crew: 04/30/1927 - 12/01/1927 (1927.5.4.Frm4 / 1927.12.2.Frm11)
KURI Crew: 12/01/1927 - 12/10/1928 (1927.12.2.Frm11 / 1928.12.11.Frm12)
Magong Defense Force Division Officer: 12/10/1928 - 12/01/1930 (1928.12.11.Frm12 / 1930.12.2.Frm13)
KOMAHASHI Torpedo Officer: 12/01/1930 - 12/01/1931 (1930.12.2.Frm13 / 1931.12.2.Frm17)
Naval Torpedo School Advanced Course Officer Trainee: 12/01/1931 - 12/01/1932 (1931.12.2.Frm17 / 1932.12.2.Frm11)
HISHI Crew: 12/01/1932 - 11/15/1934 (1932.12.2.Frm11 / 1934.11.16.Frm12)
NENOHI Torpedo Officer: 11/15/1934 - 10/31/1935 (1934.11.16.Frm12 / 1935.11.2.Frm5)
AOI Commanding Officer: 10/31/1935 - 01/08/1938 (1935.11.2.Frm5 / 7C13072073300)
MINAZUKI Commanding Officer: 01/08/1938 - 10/20/1938 (7C13072073300 / 26 C13072074400)
Attached to Sasebo Naval Distinct: 10/20/1938 - 02/10/1938 (26 C13072074400 / 19C13072075400)
Attached to Sasebo Defense Force: 02/10/1938 - 11/15/1939 (19C13072075400 / 1C13072076800)
YAMAGUMO Commanding Officer: 11/15/1939 - 05/20/1942 (1C13072076800 / 28 C13072085500)
AKIZUKI Commanding Officer: 05/20/1942 - 07/27/1943 (28 C13072085500 / 44 C13072092200)
MYOKO Executive Officer: 07/27/1943 - 01/15/1945 (44 C13072092200 / 37C13072103000)
Attached to Yokosuka Naval Distinct: 01/15/1945 - 02/01/1945 (37C13072103000 / 50C13072103300)
Attached to Sasebo Naval Distinct: 02/01/1945 - 03/15/1945 (50C13072103300 / 9C13072103900)
Attached to 3rd Special Attack Squadron HQ: 03/15/1945 - 04/01/1945 (9C13072103900 / 29C13072104200)
34th Assault Unit Commanding Officer: 04/01/1945 - 11/20/1945 (29C13072104200 / 46C13072108400)
Reserved: 11/20/1945 (46C13072108400)

ijnfleetadmiral wrote: KOGA Yasuji
CAPT - 05/01/44
CAPT: 10/15/1944 (10C13072101600)


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Re: More IJN Officer Info

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Post by ijnfleetadmiral » 16 Dec 2018, 04:25

Awesome...thanks! Though I believe you posted KOGA's info back on December 11.
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Post by fontessa » 16 Dec 2018, 05:02

Hello ijnfleetadmiral,

Oh, I'm sorry.
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: CHO Susumu
Eta Jima Class 55 (72/120)
MID - 03/28/1927
ENS - 10/01/1928
LTJG - 12/01/1930
LT - 11/15/1933
MURASAME Equipping Officer - 07/22/1936 - 01/07/1937
MURASAME Navigator - 01/07/1937 - 12/01/1937
KATSURIKI Navigator - 12/01/1937 - 07/30/1938
ERIMO Navigator - 10/10/1938 - 07/13/1939
JINGEI Navigator - 07/13/1939 - 12/27/1939
LCDR - 11/15/1939
TAMA Navigator - 12/27/1939 - 10/15/1940
MIZUHO Navigator - 10/15/1940 - 08/20/1941
HIRYU Navigator - 08/20/1941 - 06/05/1942
SUZUYA Navigator - 07/10/1942 - 11/20/1943
TAKAO Navigator - 12/01/1943 - ???
CDR - 10/15/1944
MURASAME Equipping Officer: 07/22/1936 - 01/07/1937 (1936.7.23.Frm6 / 1937.1.9.Frm6)
MURASAME Navigation Officer: 01/07/1937 - 12/01/1937 (1937.1.9.Frm6 / 1C13072072800)
KATSURIKI Navigation Officer: 12/01/1937 - 07/30/1938 (1C13072072800 / 51C13072074100)
SUNOSAKI Navigation Officer: 07/30/1938 - 10/10/1938 (51C13072074100 / 15C13072074400)
ERIMO Navigation Officer: 10/10/1938 - 07/13/1939 (15C13072074400 / 27C13072076000)
JINGEI Navigation Officer: 07/13/1939 - 12/27/1939 (27C13072076000 / 35C13072077300)
TAMA Navigation Officer: 12/27/1939 - 10/15/1940 (35C13072077300 / 47C13072079000)
MIZUHO Navigation Officer: 10/15/1940 - 08/20/1941 (47C13072079000 / 8C13072081800)
HIRYU Navigation Officer: 08/20/1941 - 06/05/1942 (8C13072081800)
Not assigned: 06/05/1942 - 07/10/1942
SUZUYA Navigation Officer: 07/10/1942 - 11/20/1943 (31C13072086200 / 21C13072094500)
Attached to 2nd Fleet HQ: 11/20/1943 - 12/01/1943 (21C13072094500 / 2C13072094700)
TAKAO Navigation Officer: 12/01/1943 - 01/15/1945 (2C13072094700 / 37C13072103000)
Attached to Yokosuka Naval Distinct: 01/15/1945 - 02/18/1945 (37C13072103000 / 31 C13072103500)
水路部部員 Hydrographic Office Member: 02/18/1945 - 06/30/1946 (31C13072103500 / 1C13072159400)
Reserved: 06/30/1946 (1C13072159400)

ijnfleetadmiral wrote: 長益
CHO Susumu
CHO Masu*
* According to 昭和11年現役海軍士官名簿 Active Navy Officer List (1936), the furigana for 益 was “Masu”.

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Re: More IJN Officer Info

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Post by ijnfleetadmiral » 16 Dec 2018, 05:17

Awesome...thanks! I'm guessing this is correct for TAKAO Navigators?

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Post by fontessa » 16 Dec 2018, 05:54

Hello ijnfleetadmiral,
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: I'm guessing this is correct for TAKAO Navigators?
VACANT - 15 January 1945 - 15 August 1945
Yes I think so.

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Post by ijnfleetadmiral » 16 Dec 2018, 06:02

I imagine it was...for both MYOKO and TAKAO the position of Navigator was fairly superfluous, seeing as how they were both immobile. :wink:
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Post by fontessa » 19 Dec 2018, 09:03

Hello ijnfleetadmiral,
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: YUNOKI Seiji
Eta Jima Class 59 (59/123)
MID - 11/07/1931
ENS - 04/01/1933
LTJG - 11/15/1934
NUMAKAZE Navigator - 12/01/1936 - 12/01/1937
LT - 12/01/1937
KAGERO Gunnery Officer - 12/01/1939 - 08/20/1941
ISE Secondary Gunnery Officer - 08/20/1941 - 11/10/1942
LCDR - 11/01/1942
TAKAO Gunnery Officer - 08/01/1944 - ???
CDR - 09/05/1945
HARUNA Crew: 04/01/1933 - 09/01/1933 (1933.4.4.Frm6 / 1933.9.2.Frm5)
HOSHO Crew: 09/01/1933 - 11/01/1933 (1933.9.2.Frm5 / 1933.11.2.Frm9)
NIRE Crew: 11/01/1933 - 11/15/1934 (1933.11.2.Frm9 / 1934.11.16.Frm13)
CHOKAI Crew: 11/15/1934 - 11/15/1935 (1934.11.16.Frm13 / 1935.11.16.Frm13)
YAKUMO Crew: 11/15/1935 - 12/01/1936 (1935.11.16.Frm13 / 1936.12.2.Frm27)
NUMAKAZE Navigation Officer: 12/01/1936 - 12/01/1937 (1936.12.2.Frm27 / 9C13072072800)
KUMANO Division officer: 12/01/1937 - 05/24/1938 (9C13072072800 / 23C13072073800)
Attached to Sasebo Naval Distinct 5th SNLF: 05/24/1938 - 05/15/1939 (23C13072073800 / 24C13072075700)
Attached to Yokosuka Naval Distinct: 05/15/1939 - 06/01/1939 (24C13072075700 / 12C13072075900)
Naval Gunnery School Advanced Course Officer Trainee: 06/01/1939 - 12/01/1939 (12C13072075900 / 8C13072077100)
KAGERO Gunnery Officer: 12/01/1939 - 08/20/1941 (8C13072077100 / 10C13072081800)
ISE Secondary Gunnery Officer: 08/20/1941 - 11/11/1942 (10C13072081800 / 1C13072088100)
Naval Academy Instructor: 11/11/1942 - 15 July 1944 (1C13072088100 / 35C13072100100)
Attached to 2nd Fleet HQ: 15 July 1944 - 08/01/1944 (35C13072100100 / 35C13072100400)
TAKAO Gunnery Officer: 08/01/1944 - 01/15/1945 (35C13072100400 / 37C13072103000)
Attached to Yokosuka Naval Distinct: 01/15/1945 - 02/23/1945 (37C13072103000 / 5C13072103600)
Kure Guard Force Staff Officer: 02/23/1945 - 09/15/1945 (5C13072103600 / 3C13072107700)
(ADD) Kure Naval Barracks Adjutant: 02/23/1945 - 09/15/1945 (5C13072103600 / 3C13072107700)
(ADD) Kure Combined SNLF Staff Officer: 07/20/1945 - 09/15/1945 (16C13072106700 / 3C13072107700)
Kure Naval Barracks Adjutant: 09/15/1945 - 11/30/1945 (3C13072107700)
Attached to Kure Regional Remobilization Station: 12/01/1945 - 11/05/1946 (41C13072157800 / 17C13072159800)
Retired: 11/05/1946 (17C13072159800)

ijnfleetadmiral wrote: 柚木誠之
YUNOKI Seiji
YUNOKI Seishi*
* According to 昭和11年現役海軍士官名簿 Active Navy Officer List (1936), the furigana for 誠之 was “Seishi”.

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Awesome...thanks! I'm guessing this was correct for TAKAO Gunnery Officers?

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Post by fontessa » 19 Dec 2018, 15:47

Hello ijnfleetadmiral,
ijnfleetadmiral wrote: Awesome...thanks! I'm guessing this was correct for TAKAO Gunnery Officers?
VACANT - 15 January 1945 - 15 August 1945
Yes I think so.

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Post by ijnfleetadmiral » 19 Dec 2018, 16:45

Awesome...thanks!
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Post by ijnfleetadmiral » 24 Dec 2018, 04:12

Can anyone fill in these blanks? I was hoping some more info had been uncovered since previous postings. TIA for any info!

OKINOSHIMA
Executive Officers
??? - 15 November 1940 - 12 May 1942

TATSUTA
Torpedo Officers
??? - 15 December 1938 - ???
LT TANABE Tatsujiro (Spec. Duty) - ??? - 1 March 1944

Chief Engineers
(E) LCDR HAGIWARA Shunjiro (Eng. 18) - 1 December 1923 - ???
??? - ??? - 1 December 1925

TENRYU
Torpedo Officers
??? - 15 October 1940 - ???
LTJG SUZUKI Torasaburo (Spec. Duty) - ??? - 19 December 1942

Surgeons
(S) LT NOMA Minoru (??) - 26 March 1936 - ???
(S) LT HAYAKAWA Kanemichi (??) - ??? - 10 November 1936

KUMA
Torpedo Officers
??? - 15 November 1939 - 15 August 1942

TAMA
Torpedo Officers
??? - 15 November 1940 - 10 September 1942

KITAKAMI
Gunnery Officers
LCDR Yoshino Tomi (Res.) - 18 September 1944 - ???

Paymasters
(P) LT MISUMI Yoshihiro (??) - 5 September 1944 - ???
(P) LT IMASHIRO Yoshifumi (Pay. 26) - ??? - 20 March 1946

KISO
Gunnery Officers
LCDR SHIMA Mineji (44) - 10 December 1928 - ???
LCDR SHIGEMURA Ichimatsu (41) - ??? - 1 December 1930

Torpedo Officers
??? - 15 November 1940 - 13 November 1944

OI
Surgeons
(S) LT MIYAKE Shoji (??) - 25 September 1927 - ???
(S) LT FUKUMOTO Masae (??) - ??? - 1 March 1929

(S) LT HANAWA Hirokazu (??) - 28 April 1936 - ???
(S) LT NAGATO Kunitaro (??) - ??? - 26 March 1938

NATORI
Torpedo Officers
??? - 19 September 1939 - 18 August 1944

KINU
Torpedo Officers
??? - 15 November 1939 - 26 October 1944

Chief Engineers
(E) LCDR UEDA Keido (Eng. 18) - 1 November 1927 - ???
VACANT - ??? - 5 September 1928

YUBARI
Torpedo Officers
??? - 1 December 1937 - 20 January 1939

??? - 15 October 1939 - ???
LTJG UMEZAWA Akira (Spec. Duty) - ??? - 5 November 1942

ISUZU
Torpedo Officers
LT INOUE Goro (Spec. Duty) - 15 July 1944 - ??
??? - ??? - 7 April 1945

NAKA
Torpedo Officers
LTJG ONOZAWA Yoshio (Spec. Duty) - 19 March 1943 - ???
??? - ??? - 17 February 1944

KASHIMA
Gunnery Officers
LT TANAKA Tsuneji (64) - 5 February 1944 - ???
??? - ??? - 15 August 1945

Torpedo Officers
??? - 20 September 1941 - 20 December 1944
Torpedo tubes removed - 20 December 1944

KASHII
Torpedo Officers
LT WATANABE Mataichi (Spec. Duty) - 1 April 1942 - ???
??? - ??? - 30 March 1944
Torpedo tubes removed - 30 March 1944

SAKAWA
Surgeons
(S) LT FUJIWARA Yukio (??) - 15 July 1945 - ???
(S) LCDR TANAKA Shun (??) - ??? - 27 November 1945

FURUTAKA
Surgeons
(S) LT OTSUKA Takeshi (1925) - 31 October 1935 - ???
(S) LT IIZUMI Maatsu (??) - ??? - 1 March 1938

AOBA
Surgeons
(S) LT IIZUMI Maatsu (??) - 1 December 1936 - ???
(S) LCDR SAEKI Hisashi (1923) - ??? - 10 September 1938

KINUGASA
Chief Engineers
(E) LCDR SAKURAI Takeo (Eng. 19) - 30 September 1927 - ???
VACANT - ??? - 1 February 1929

MYOKO
Operations Officers
VACANT - 1 February 1942 - ???
??? - ??? - 1 December 1943

MAYA
Operations Officers
LCDR ISHINO Umesaku (Spec. Duty 4) - 20 September 1941 - ???
??? - ??? - 1 December 1943

Damage Control Officers
??? - 1 December 1943 - 23 October 1944

MOGAMI
Operations Officers
LCDR KAWAMOTO Tokujiro (48) - 1 December 1936 - ???
??? - ??? - 1 December 1937

??? - 20 August 1942 - 1 December 1943

Torpedo Officers
??? - 31 October 1935 - 1 May 1940

Damage Control Officers
??? - 1 December 1943 - 25 October 1944

SUZUYA
Operations Officers
??? - 6 March 1936 - 1 December 1936

CHIYODA
Gunnery Officers
??? - 9 January 1943 - ???
LT / LCDR* UEHARA Kozo (Spec. Duty 15) - ??? - 25 October 1944 (KIA)

Communications Officers
VACANT - 15 November 1940 - ???
LT / LCDR* TAKAHASHI Shotaro (Spec. Duty) - ??? - 25 October 1944 (KIA)

KAIYO
Communications Officers
VACANT - 23 November 1943 - ???
LCDR MUGISHIMA Sadanari (Spec. Duty 7) - ??? - 10 August 1945

HOSHO
Operations Officers
LCDR YOSHIDA Einosuke (??) - 7 December 1929 - ???
??? - ??? - 5 September 1930

LCDR MIYANISHI Kinji (Spec. Duty) - 5 February 1943 - ???
??? - ??? - 1 December 1943

Gunnery Officers
LCDR SAITO Tsutomu (63) - 24 September 1945 - ???
??? - ??? - 31 August 1946

Maintenance Officers
??? - 20 October 1937 - ???
(E) LCDR YAMAZAKI Torao (Eng. 32) - ??? - 10 April 1939

Damage Control Officers
??? - 1 December 1943 - 31 August 1946

Surgeons
(S) LT NAKAGAWA Masayoshi (??) - 10 June 1945 - ???
(S) LCDR ISSHIKI Tadao (??) - ??? - 27 November 1945

Paymasters
(P) LT USHIO Akira (??) - 17 September 1945 - ???
VACANT - ??? - 10 March 1946

Communications Officers
VACANT - 5 April 1934 - ???
LT / LCDR ARISAKA Iwao (51) - ??? - 15 November 1935

RYUJO
Surgeons
(EO) - (S) LT TASHIRO Kyosuke (??) - 1 April 1932 - ???
(EO) - (S) LT SASAKI Heiji (??) - ??? - 2 July 1932

Paymasters
(EO) – (P) LCDR HORI Naoe (Pay. 8) – 1 June 1932 – ???
(EO) – (P) LT KURAKI Riichi (??) - ??? – 1 December 1932

ZUIHO
Operations Officers
(EO) - ??? – 15 November 1940 – 27 December 1940
??? - 27 December 1940 – 1 December 1943

Damage Control Officers
??? - 1 December 1943 - 25 October 1944

SHOKAKU
Operations Officers
(EO) - ??? – 5 May 1941 - 8 August 1941
??? - 8 August 1941 - 20 August 1941

HIEI
Damage Control Officers
(E) LT YOSHITAKE Naoyuki (Eng. 29) – 15 November 1932 - ???
??? - ??? – 1 November 1934

Paymasters
??? - 1 December 1932 - 21 November 1935

(P) LCDR SHIMIZU Yuita (??) - 15 January 1938 - ???
(P) CDR KASHIWAGI Kenzo (Pay. 7) - ??? – 15 November 1939

KIRISHIMA
Communications Officers
??? - 25 August 1933 - 10 October 1933

HARUNA
Damage Control Officers
(E) LCDR YAMAGUCHI Bunzo (Eng. 26) – 5 February 1934 - ???
(E) LCDR YOSHITAKE Naoyuki (Eng. 29) - ??? – 25 October 1935

FUSO
Executive Officers
VACANT – 17 June 1931 - ???
CDR MORIGUCHI Shigeichi (38) - ??? - 1 December 1931
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Re: More IJN Officer Info

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Post by fontessa » 25 Dec 2018, 01:51

Hello ijnfleetadmiral,

I would like to correct my former post.
fontessa wrote: 長益
CHO Masu
水路部部員 Hydrographic Office Member: 02/18/1945 - 06/30/1946 (31C13072103500 / 1C13072159400)
Reserved: 06/30/1946 (1C13072159400)
水路部部員 Hydrographic Office Member: 02/18/1945 - 11/01/1945 (31C13072103500 / 10C13072108300)
横須賀鎮守府出仕 Work at Yokosuka Naval Distinct: 11/01/1945 - 06/30/1946 (10C13072108300 / 1C13072159400)
Reserved: 06/30/1946 (1C13072159400)

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