Death of adm. Yamagata.

[marek O.]

Hello gentlemen,

Today I have a request about adm. Yamagata Seigo case. I need few clarifications about it.
1st - about the plane itself. We can be sure it was Kawanishi H8K2-L Seiku [Emily]? I saw one Chinese info page that stated it was Kawanishi H6K [Mavis].
2nd - unit of flying boat. Was the plane sent from Japan to pick up adm. Yamagata and bring him to Yokosuka, so probably from Yokosuka Ku or was it from local flying unit in Ambon? I got names of pilots - cpo Yasuda Yoshikazu 安田義和上等兵曹 ; cpo Taniguchi Nobuyuki 谷口信行上等兵曹 [I don't know if my version of rank kanji mean chief petty officer].
3rd - how many people were aboard? I saw many different versions - from 15 do 33 people.
4th - who accompanied adm. Yamagata? In one source I've found info about 6 officers ; 11 nco's ; 5 civillians ; 11 crew members, that were supposed to be on board. I seem to have found names of all officers, but I'm not 100% sure. Here is what I have:
adm. Yamagata Seigo - 山縣正鄉中将
rearadm. Mori Takeo - 森武夫少将 - co Naval Arsenal Soerabaya
cpt. Nakano Hatsuji - 中野初次大佐 - Medical Officer 4th Southern Expeditionary Fleet
cpt. Nagamini Kimitaka - 长岑公园大佐 - Engineer 4th Southern Expeditionary Fleet
lt. Kojima Rokuichiro - 小岛禄一郎 - adiutant for adm. Yamagata
Arakawa Toshio - 荒川敏男
Fukushima Toshio - 福岛俊夫. Last 2 names without a rank or function.
As always, my request is to check my info, verify it, criticize it, add something.
Strange. Few days ago I didn't know about it almost anything.
Regards,
Marek

[ijnfleetadmiral]

I have nothing for FUKUSHIMA Toshio 福岛俊夫. Here's what I have for the rest of them:

YAMAGATA Seigo 山縣正郷
Naval Academy 39 (5/148)
Naval College 22
BORN - 15 February 1891 in Yamaguchi Prefecture
MID - 18 July 1911
ASO Crewmember - 18 July 1911 - 29 March 1912
KATORI Crewmember - 29 March 1912 - 01 December 1913
ENS - 01 December 1912
Gunnery School Basic Course - 01 December 1913 - 27 May 1914
Torpedo School Basic Course - 27 May 1914 - 01 December 1914
LTJG - 01 December 1914
SOYA Crewmember - 01 December 1914 - 23 August 1915
FUSO Crewmember - 23 August 1915 - 01 April 1916
NENOHI Crewmember - 01 April 1916 - 05 September 1916
HIRADO Crewmember - 05 September 1916 - 20 January 1917
HAMAKAZE Crewmember - 20 January 1917 - 01 December 1917
LT - 01 December 1917
Naval College Basic Course - 01 December 1917 - 15 April 1918
Torpedo School Advanced Course - 15 April 1918 - 01 December 1918
KEYAKI Crewmember - 01 December 1918 - 15 September 1919
AZUMA Division Officer - 15 September 1919 - 19 June 1920
YAKAZE Equipping Officer - 19 June 1920 - 19 July 1920
YAKAZE Torpedo Officer - 19 July 1920 - 08 June 1921
TSUBAKI Crewmember - 08 June 1921 - 10 November 1921
ARIAKE Commanding Officer - 10 November 1921 - 01 December 1922
Torpedo School Instructor - 10 November 1921 - 20 July 1922
Naval College Advanced Course - 20 July 1922 - 01 December 1924
LCDR - 01 December 1923
YAMASHIRO Torpedo Officer - 01 December 1924 - 20 October 1925
Technical Inspector at Yokosuka Navy Yard Ordnance Bureau - 20 October 1925 - 01 July 1926
Sasebo Navy Yard Administration Bureau Staff - 01 July 1926 - 10 October 1927
Naval Shipbuilding Command Ordnance Supervisor for trip to United Kingdom - 10 October 1927 - 10 March 1929
CDR - 10 December 1928
Return to Japan - 10 March 1929 - 06 September 1929
Attached to Naval General Staff and Navy Department - 06 September 1929 - 10 September 1929
Navy Department Supply Bureau Staff Officer - 10 September 1929 - 15 August 1930
1st Expeditionary Fleet Staff Officer - 15 August 1930 - 11 July 1932
Member of Yokosuka Naval District - 11 July 1932 - 10 September 1932
Attached to Naval Air Command - 10 September 1932 - 26 September 1932
Naval Air Command Administration Bureau Staff Officer - 26 September 1932 - 01 April 1933
CAPT - 01 December 1932
1st Section Chief of Naval Air Command's Administration Bureau - 01 April 1933 - 15 November 1934
HOSHO Commanding Officer - 15 November 1934 - 12 June 1935
Member of Yokosuka Naval District - 12 June 1935 - 31 October 1935
Air Arsenal Administration Bureau Chief - 31 October 1935 - 01 December 1936
Naval College Instructor - 01 December 1936 - 15 July 1938
Military College Instructor - 07 December 1937 - 15 July 1938
Attached to Naval Air Command and Navy Department - 15 July 1938 - 01 December 1938
RADM - 15 November 1938
5th Fleet Assistant Staff Officer - 01 December 1938 - 15 December 1938
3rd Combined Air Group Commanding Officer - 15 December 1938 - 01 December 1939
Naval Air Command Administration Bureau Chief - 01 December 1939 - 20 March 1942
11th Air Fleet Assistant Staff Officer - 20 March 1942 - 01 April 1942
26th Air Flotilla Commander-in-Chief - 01 April 1942 - 25 February 1943
VADM - 01 May 1942
Attached to Naval General Staff - 25 February 1943 - 10 June 1943
Takao Guard District Commander-in-Chief - 10 June 1943 - 30 November 1943
4th Southern Expeditionary Fleet Commander-in-Chief - 30 November 1943 - 10 March 1945
ADM - 17 March 1945 (Killed in plane crash (aged 54))

MORI Takeo 森武夫
Engineer Academy 25 (8/35)
BORN - 04 February 1894 in Wakayama Prefecture
MID (Eng.) 25 November 1916
CHITOSE Crewmember - 25 November 1916 - 25 June 1917
FUSO Crewmember - 25 June 1917 - 01 December 1917
ENS (Eng.) - 01 December 1917
SETTSU Crewmember - 01 December 1917 - 20 February 1919
MOGAMI Crewmember - 20 February 1919 - 1 June 1920
LTJG (Eng.) - 01 December 1919
MATSUKAZE Crewmember - 01 June 1920 - 01 November 1920
Member of Yokosuka Naval District - 01 November 1920 - 01 December 1920
Engineer Academy Basic Course - 01 December 1920 - 01 June 1921
ASO Acting Division Officer - 01 June 1921 - 01 December 1921
FUJI Crewmember - 01 December 1921 - 01 March 1922
Naval College Select Course - 01 March 1922 - 15 March 1924
LT (Eng.) - 01 December 1924
YAMASHIRO Division Officer - 01 December 1924 - 01 April 1925
IWATE Division Officer - 01 April 1925 - 15 October 1925
Attached to Naval General Staff and 2nd Section of Navy Department's Personnel Bureau - 15 October 1925 - 1 December 1925
Naval College Engineer Course - 01 December 1925 - 01 December 1927
FUSO Division Officer - 01 December 1927 - 15 February 1928
Member of Kure Naval District - 15 February 1928 - 15 June 1928
NACHI Equipping Officer - 15 June 1928 - 10 September 1928
NACHI Division Officer - 10 September 1928 - 10 December 1928
LCDR (Eng.) - 10 December 1928
Naval College Select Course - 10 December 1928 - 30 November 1929
Kure Navy Yard Engine Construction Bureau Staff Officer - 30 November 1929 - 01 December 1932
Combined Fleet Assistant Staff Officer - 01 December 1932 - 25 August 1933
YUBARI Chief Engineer - 25 August 1933 - 01 November 1933
Naval Shipbuilding Command 5th Bureau Staff Officer - 01 November 1933 - 15 November 1934
CDR (Eng.) - 15 November 1933
Engineer Academy Instructor / Trainer - 15 November 1934 - 05 March 1937
Attached to Naval General Staff for trip to Germany & France - 05 March 1937 - 2 February 1938
Attached to Fuel Yard's Oil Bureau Staff - 16 March 1937 - 2 February 1938
Return to Japan - 2 February 1938 - 15 February 1938
Attached to Yokosuka Naval District & Fuel Yard - 15 February 1938 - 01 April 1938
Fuel Yard Examination Bureau Staff Officer - 01 April 1938 - 05 April 1940
Fuel Yard Oil Bureau Staff Officer - 06 June 1938 - 05 April 1940
CAPT (Eng.) - 15 November 1938
Chief of Fuel Yard's Chemical Bureau - 05 April 1940 - 21 April 1941
Chief of 3rd Fuel Yard's Chemical Bureau - 21 April 1941 - 20 October 1942
Chief of 2nd Fuel Yard's Chemical Bureau - 20 October 1942 - 10 February 1944
CAPT - 01 November 1942
Chief of 2nd Fuel Yard's Oil Refinery Bureau - 01 October 1943 - 10 October 1943
RADM - 01 November 1943
2nd Southern Expeditionary Fleet Assistant Staff Officer - 10 February 1944 - 04 March 1944
Chief of 102nd Repair Unit / Construction & Ordnance Supervisor, Naval Shipbuilding Command - 04 March 1944 - 15 August 1946
Return to Japan - 16 May 1947
DIED - 26 October 1981 (aged 87)

NAGAMINE Kimikata 長嶺公固
Engineer Academy 29 (1/64)
BORN - 20 December 1900 in Nagasaki Prefecture; elder brother of NAGAMINE Kinmoto 長嶺公元 (68).
MID (Eng.) - 23 July 1920
IWATE Crewmember - 23 July 1920 - 09 April 1921
NAGATO Crewmember - 09 April 1921 - 05 January 1922
ENS (Eng.) - 01 June 1921
IWATE Crewmember - 05 January 1922 - 10 February 1923
NADAKAZE Crewmember - 10 February 1923 - 01 June 1923
Engineer Academy Basic Course - 01 June 1923 - 20 September 1923
NAGATO Crewmember - 20 September 1923 - 05 March 1924
LTJG (Eng.) - 01 December 1923
Engineer Academy Basic Course - 05 March 1924 - 03 May 1924
Resident in United States - 03 May 1924 - 31 May 1927
LT (Eng.) - 01 December 1925
Return to Japan - 31 May 1927 - 15 September 1927
ISE Division Officer - 15 September 1927 - 01 December 1927
Attached to Kure Naval District - 01 December 1927 - 01 July 1928
Attached to Kure Navy Yard / Kure Navy Yard Electronics Bureau Staff Officer - 01 July 1928 - 05 June 1933
Civil Engineer Torpedo Corps Instructor - 30 July 1928 - 05 June 1933
LCDR (Eng.) - 01 December 1931
Naval Shipbuilding Command Ordnance Supervisor / 3rd & 2nd Bureau Staff Member- 05 June 1933 - 01 December 1936
CDR (Eng.) - 01 December 1936
HOSHO Chief Engineer - 01 December 1936 - 01 December 1937
Kure Navy Yard Electronics Bureau Staff - 01 December 1937 - 10 January 1941
Member of Kure Naval District - 10 January 1941 - 05 March 1941
Attached to Kure Naval District - 05 March 1941 - 21 April 1941
Attached to Mako Guard District - 05 March 1941 - 05 February 1942
Attached to 1st Fuel Yard - 21 April 1941 - 05 February 1942
CAPT (Eng.) - 15 October 1941
Attached to Naval Shipbuilding Command - 05 February 1942 - 28 February 1942
Member of Naval Affairs Bureau, Navy Department / Chief of Technological Agency's 4th Section, 3rd Bureau - 28 February 1942 - 10 April 1943
CAPT - 01 November 1942
5th Fleet Chief Engineer - 10 April 1943 - 25 November 1943
Member of Chishima Area Base Unit - 29 May 1943 - 05 August 1943
Attached to Naval General Staff - 25 November 1943 - 30 November 1943
4th Southern Expeditionary Fleet Chief Engineer - 30 November 1943 - 10 January 1945
Attached to Yokosuka Naval District - 10 January 1945 - 17 March 1945
RADM - 17 March 1945 (KIA) (aged 44)

NAKANO Hatsuji 中野初次
Commissioned 1921 (16/21)
BORN - ??? in Fukuoka Prefecture
ENS (Med.) - 15 June 1921
LTJG (Med.) - 01 December 1923
DesDiv 27 Surgeon - 12 November 1925 - 01 December 1926
LT (Med.) - 01 December 1925
OI Surgeon - 01 March 1929 - 01 June 1930
DesDiv 11 Surgeon - 01 December 1930 - 14 November 1931
LCDR (Med.) - 01 December 1931
FURUTAKA Surgeon - 15 November 1934 - 31 October 1935
ASHIGARA Surgeon - 20 October 1937 - 15 March 1939
CDR (Med.) - 01 December 1937
MURO MARU Medical Director - 01 November 1940 - 20 September 1941
CAPT (Med.) - 01 November 1942
4th Southern Expeditionary Fleet Surgeon - 30 November 1943 - 24 February 1945

KOJIMA Rokuichiro 小岛禄一郎
Class Unknown
4th Southern Expeditionary Fleet Adjutant - ??? - 10 March 1945
25th Base Force Adjutant - 15 March 1945 - ???

ARAKAWA Toshio 荒川敏男
Naval Academy 67 (243/248)
BORN - ??? in Kagoshima Prefecture
MID - 25 July 1939
ENS - 01 May 1940
LTJG - 15 October 1941
Kanoya Air Group Pilot - ??? - 01 April 1942
LT - 01 June 1943
Air Group 751 Pilot - ??? - ???
Killed In Action - ??? (off Munda Island; LCDR posthumously)

[marek O.]

Few things are clarifying.
Neither rearadm. Mori nor lt. Arikawa could have been on board. Thank You for that info, ijnfleetadmiral.
Regards,
Marek