Clarification of IJN officer's ship

[cstunts]

Looking for clarification on which ship NISHIMURA TOKUTA (60 ki) was assigned in the First Stage ops.
Was it not JINTSU, as her Torpedo Officer?
There are several references on this site that state he was assigned to destroyer IKAZUCHI in the same period, which cannot have been true.
Which ship was NISHIMURA on at that time?

TIA

[fontessa]

Looking for clarification on which ship NISHIMURA TOKUTA (60 ki) was assigned in the First Stage ops.
Was it not JINTSU, as her Torpedo Officer?
There are several references on this site that state he was assigned to destroyer IKAZUCHI in the same period, which cannot have been true.
Which ship was NISHIMURA on at that time?

TIA

Yes, 西村徳太 Nishimura Tokuta (60) was the Torpedo Officer of CL Jintsu from 20 August 1941 to 10 April 1942.
He was also the Torpedo Officer of DD Ikazuchi from 15 January 1941 to 20 August 1941.

fontessa

[ijnfleetadmiral]

What I have for him:

NISHIMURA Tokuta 西村徳太
Naval Academy 60 (29/127)
BORN - ???, in Nishimura Prefecture
MID - 19 November 1932
ENS - 31 March 1934
LTJG - 15 November 1935
YUNAGI Navigator - 01 December 1936 - 01 December 1937
LT - 01 June 1938
NOKAZE Gunnery Officer - 27 July 1939 - 01 November 1939
HIBIKI Torpedo Officer - 01 December 1939 - 15 January 1941
IKAZUCHI Torpedo Officer - 15 January 1941 - 20 August 1941
JINTSU Torpedo Officer - 20 August 1941 - 10 April 1942
ASHIGARA Torpedo Officer - 25 April 1942 - 10 October 1942
ASAKAZE Commanding Officer - 20 October 1942 - 01 March 1944
LCDR - 01 June 1943
SAMIDARE Commanding Officer - 01 March 1944 - 02 July 1944
12th Assault Unit Special Attack Officer - 01 June 1945 - 20 June 1945
12th Assault Unit Executive Officer - 20 June 1945 - 30 September 1945
KUSUNOKI Commanding Officer - 30 September 1945 - 30 November 1945
KAKI Commanding Officer - 30 September 1945 - 27 November 1945
Joined JMSDF - ???
CDR - ???
CAPT - ???
RADM - 01 January 1963
VADM - 01 July 1966
RETIRED - 01 January 1968
DIED - ???

[fontessa]

NISHIMURA Tokuta 西村徳太
Naval Academy 60 (29/127)
Joined JMSDF - ???
CDR - ???
CAPT - ???
RADM - 01 January 1963
VADM - 01 July 1966
RETIRED - 01 January 1968
DIED - ???

After joined JMSDF, his family name changed from 西村 to 池田 IKEDA.
Commanding Officer of 1st Escort Group: 1 July 1962 - 16 March 1963
Director of Training Department / Defense Academy: 16 March 1963 - 16 July 1965
Commanding Officer of Fleet Training Group: 16 July 1965 - 10 January 1967
Commanding Officer of Escort Fleet: 10 January 1967 - 31 December 1967

fontessa

[cstunts]

Thanks very much, ijnfleetadmiral and fontessa-san. I suspected he was the same individual who had changed his name to IKEDA & you have confirmed that for me.

With gratitude