any biographical information for these officers and their duties would be appreciated!

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? Hiroo 60 結城祐雄 Commander KIA DesRon 2 staff November 11, 1944
? Hitoshi 62 新宮　等 Lt.Commander South Seas Combined Fleet staff
? Kazunori 73 庄司和則 Lieutenant (jg) KIA Chiyoda October 25, 1944
? Kazunori 71 三枝一徳 Lt. Commander KIA RO-56 April 9, 1945
? Kiysohi 72 向坂　清 Lieutenant KIA Katsuragi July 28, 1945
? Masahiko 66 葛城正彦 Lt. Commander KIA Kaga June 5, 1942
? Masahiro 68 雷　正博 Lt. Commander KIA Nagara August 7, 1944
? Masuichi 62 城　増一 Lieutenant (jg) Shigure
? Mitsuo 73 望月三生 Lieutenant (jg) KIA Fuso October 25, 1944
? Ryoujiro 31 渋江良次郎 Ensign KIA Hatsuse May 15, 1904
? Shigeo 69 御宿繁夫 Lieutenant KIA Junyo
? Takashi 60 八角高士 Commander KIA July 6, 1943 (第3水雷戦隊) DesRon 3 DesRon 3 staff July 6, 1943
? Takehiko 73 宗像武彦 Lieutenant KIA Haguro May 15, 1945
? Takehiko 71 番月武彦 Lieutenant (jg) KIA Numakaze December 20, 1943
? Yoshimasa 70 土岐芳正 Lieutenant KIA Kinu October 27, 1944
? Yoshio 70 干本木　義雄 Lt. Commander KIA I-16
? Yukio 72 衣笠幸夫 Ensign KIA Oite February 17, 1944

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? Hiroo 60 結城祐雄 Commander KIA DesRon 2 staff November 11, 1944
? Hitoshi 62 新宮　等 Lt.Commander South Seas Combined Fleet staff
? Kazunori 73 庄司和則 Lieutenant (jg) KIA Chiyoda October 25, 1944
? Kazunori 71 三枝一徳 Lt. Commander KIA RO-56 April 9, 1945
? Kiysohi 72 向坂　清 Lieutenant KIA Katsuragi July 28, 1945
? Masahiko 66 葛城正彦 Lt. Commander KIA Kaga June 5, 1942
? Masahiro 68 雷　正博 Lt. Commander KIA Nagara August 7, 1944
? Masuichi 62 城　増一 Lieutenant (jg) Shigure
? Mitsuo 73 望月三生 Lieutenant (jg) KIA Fuso October 25, 1944
? Ryoujiro 31 渋江良次郎 Ensign KIA Hatsuse May 15, 1904
? Shigeo 69 御宿繁夫 Lieutenant KIA Junyo
? Takashi 60 八角高士 Commander KIA July 6, 1943 (第3水雷戦隊) DesRon 3 DesRon 3 staff July 6, 1943
? Takehiko 73 宗像武彦 Lieutenant KIA Haguro May 15, 1945
? Takehiko 71 番月武彦 Lieutenant (jg) KIA Numakaze December 20, 1943
? Yoshimasa 70 土岐芳正 Lieutenant KIA Kinu October 27, 1944
? Yoshio 70 干本木　義雄 Lt. Commander KIA I-16
? Yukio 72 衣笠幸夫 Ensign KIA Oite February 17, 1944

結城祐雄 YUKI Sukeo
Naval Academy 60 (41/127)
BORN - ??? in Wakayama Prefecture
MID - 19 November 1932
ENS - 31 March 1934
LTJG - 15 November 1935
KUMANO Crewmember - 31 October 1937 - ???
LT - 01 June 1938
USUGUMO Gunnery Officer - 01 November 1939 - 15 November 1940
SAMIDARE Gunnery Officer - 15 November 1940 - 20 August 1941
KASHII Gunnery Officer - 10 October 1942 - 05 October 1943
LCDR - 01 November 1942
DesRon 2 Staff Gunnery Officer - 20 October 1943 - 11 November 1944
CDR - 11 November 1944 (KIA aboard SHIMAKAZE)

新宮等 SHINGU Hitoshi
Naval Academy 62 (118/125)
BORN - ??? in Hiroshima Prefecture
MID - 17 November 1934
ENS - 01 April 1936
LTJG - 01 December 1937
I-1 Navigator - 15 May 1939 - 15 November 1939
LT - 15 November 1939
Combined Fleet Staff Cryptology Officer - 05 October 1941 - 15 November 1942
Air Group 802 Communications Officer - 15 May 1943 - 30 October 1943
Combined Fleet Staff Cryptology Officer - 30 November 1943 - 31 March 1944
LCDR - 31 March 1944 (Killed in seaplane crash)

庄司和則 SHOJI Kazunori (73)

三枝一徳 SAEGUSA Kazunori
Naval Academy 71 (365/581)
BORN - ??? in Chiba Prefecture
MID - 14 November 1942
YAMASHIRO Crewmember - 14 November 1942 - 01 June 1943
ENS - 01 June 1943
NAGATO Crewmember - 01 June 1943 - ???
LTJG - 15 March 1944
RO-56 Equipping Officer - ??? - 15 November 1944
RO-56 Navigator - 15 November 1944 - 09 April 1945
LT - 01 December 1944
KIA - 09 April 1945
LCDR - 15 April 1945 (Posthumous)

向坂清 KOSAKA Kiyoshi
Naval Academy 72 (182/625)
BORN - ??? in Aichi Prefecture
MID - 15 September 1943
YAMASHIRO Crewmember - 15 September 1943 - 15 November 1943
KONGO Crewmember - 15 November 1943 - 01 July 1944
ENS - 15 March 1944
NAGARA Crewmember - 01 July 1944 - 7 August 1944 (Survived sinking)
KATSURAGI Equipping Officer - 01 September 1944 - 15 October 1944
LTJG - 15 September 1944
KATSURAGI Crewmember - 15 September 1944 - 19 March 1945
LT - 19 March 1945 (KIA)

葛城正彦 KATSURAGI Masahiko
Naval Academy 66 (127/219)
BORN - ??? in Ishikawa Prefecture
MID - 27 September 1938
ENS - 01 June 1939
LTJG - 15 November 1940
KAGA Crewmember - ??? - 04 June 1942
LT - 01 May 1942
LCDR - 04 June 1942 (KIA)

雷正博 KAMINARI Masahiro
Naval Academy 68 (154/288)
BORN - ??? in Ishikawa Prefecture
MID - 07 August 1940
ENS - 01 April 1941
TOKITSUKAZE Crewmember - 01 April 1941 - 24 June 1942
LTJG - 16 March 1942
HATSUYUKI Navigator - 24 June 1942 - 01 December 1942
URANAMI Gunnery Officer - 26 January 1943 - 12 May 1943
HARUKAZE Torpedo Officer - 16 August 1943 - 07 October 1943
NAGARA Communications Officer - 20 October 1943 - 05 December 1943
LT - 01 November 1943
LCDR - 05 December 1943 (KIA)

城増一 JO Masuichi
Naval Academy 62 (117/125)
BORN - 1911 or 1912 in Nagasaki Prefecture
MID - 17 November 1934
ENS - 01 April 1936
SHIGURE Crewmember - ??? - ???
LTJG - 23 August 1937 (KIA during fighting in Shanghai (aged 25))

望月三生 MOCHIZUKI Mitsuo (73)

渋江良次郎 SHIBUE Ryojiro
Naval Academy 31 (181/188)
BORN - 1877 or 1878 in Saga Prefecture
MID - 14 December 1903
HATSUSE Crewmember - 14 December 1903 - 15 May 1904
ENS - 15 May 1904 (KIA (aged 26))

御宿繁夫 ONJUKU Shigeo
Naval Academy 69 (170/342)
BORN - ??? in Miyagi Prefecture
MID - 25 March 1941
ENS - 01 November 1941
LTJG - 01 November 1942
JUNYO Pilot - 27 February 1943 - 07 April 1943
LT - 07 April 1943 (KIA)

八角高士 YASUMI Takashi
Naval Academy 60 (49/127)
BORN - ??? in Iwate Prefecture
MID - 19 November 1932
ENS - 31 March 1934
LTJG - 15 November 1935
CHIDORI Crewmember - ??? - ???
LT - 01 June 1938
IKAZUCHI Navigator - 15 November 1939 - 15 October 1940
NAGARA Communications Officer - 15 October 1940 - 10 September 1941
6th Fleet Adjutant - 10 September 1941 - 03 March 1942
ZUIKAKU Communications Officer - 03 March 1942 - 10 July 1942
HIYO Equipping Officer - 15 July 1942 - 31 July 1942
HIYO Communications Officer - 31 July 1942 - 30 September 1942
RYUHO Equipping Officer - 06 November 1942 - 25 November 1942
DesRon 3 Staff Communications Officer - 22 May 1943 - 06 July 1943
LCDR - 01 June 1943
CDR - 06 July 1943 (KIA aboard NIIZUKI)

宗像武彦 MUNEKATA Takehiko (73)

番月武彦 KATSUKI Takehiko
Naval Academy 71 (72/518)
BORN - ??? in Nagasaki Prefecture
MID - 14 November 1942
ABUKUMA Crewmember - 14 November 1942 - ???
ENS - 01 June 1943
NUMAKAZE Gunnery Officer - 30 September 1943 - 18 December 1943
LTJG - 18 December 1943 (KIA)

土岐芳正 TOKI Yoshimasa
Naval Academy 70 (353/432)
BORN - ??? in Wakayama Prefecture
MID - 15 October 1941
KAGA Crewmember - 15 October 1941 - 15 April 1942
ENS - 01 June 1942
LTJG - 01 June 1943
KINU Crewmember - ??? - 26 October 1944
LT - 26 October 1944 (KIA)

干本木義雄 ONUMI Yoshio
Naval Academy 70 (136/432)
BORN - ??? in Gunma Prefecture
MID - 15 November 1941
ENS - 01 June 1942
LTJG - 01 June 1943
LT - 01 May 1944
I-16 Navigator - 07 May 1944 - 19 May 1944
KIA - 19 May 1944
LCDR - 25 June 1944 (Posthumous)

衣笠幸夫 KINUGASA Yukio
Naval Academy 72 (193/625)
BORN - ??? in Hyogo Prefecture
MID - 15 September 1943
ISE Crewmember - 15 September 1943 - 15 November 1943
OITE Crewmember - 15 November 1943 - 18 February 1944
KIA - 18 February 1944
ENS - 15 March 1944 (Posthumous)

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? Masahiko 66 葛城正彦 Lt. Commander KIA Kaga June 5, 1942

Katsuragi Masahiko 葛城正彦 (66)
Commissioned as ENS Candidate: 28 September 1938
Promoted to ENS: 1 June 1939
Promoted to LTJG: 15 November 1940 - 15 April 1941
Promoted to LT: 1 May 1942
Promoted to LCDR: 5 June 1942
IWATE Crew: 28 September 1938 - 1 June 1939
FUSO Crew: 1 June 1939 - 15 October 1939
KUMAMO Crew: 15 October 1939 - 20 April 1940
Training Air Group Officer Trainee: 20 April 1940 - 15 April 1941
ZUIHO Crew (Air Group / Observer of Kate): 15 April 1941 - 10 November 1941
KAGA Crew (Air Group / Observer of Kate): 10 November 1941 - *5 June 1942 (KIA)
Pearl Harbor (1st Wave / 2nd Attack Group / revel bombing): 8 December 1941
Midway (2nd Wave / Waiting equipped with a torpedo): *5 June 1942 (KIA)
*5 June 1942 was in Japan standard time.

Kate was Type 97 Nakajima Torpedo Bomber used for torpedo bombing and revel bombing. It’s crew was piloto, observer and radioman (rear gunner). The observer aimed at the revel bombing, and the pilot aimed at the torpedo bombing. During the Midway Battle, the 2nd Wave, including all Akagi and Kaga Kate equipped with torpedoes, prepared for the discovery of the US aircraft carrier unit. As is well known, the Japanese Navy lost four valuable aircraft carriers and was completely defeated in the turmoil of twice weapons exchanges and the acceptance of the 1st wave which bombed Midway Island.

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