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Re: More IJN Officer Info

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Post by fontessa » 15 Nov 2020, 18:16

Hello ijnfleetadmiral,

One correction:
fontessa wrote:
13 Nov 2020, 05:56
ijnfleetadmiral wrote:
11 Nov 2020, 04:27
NACHI
Paymasters
KATSUMI Jiro (1 April 1944 - 5 November 1944)
Supply Officers
KATSUMI Jiro 勝海二郎: 2Y1914
KATSUMI Jiro 勝海二郎: 2Y1941
ijnfleetadmiral wrote:
14 Nov 2020, 04:13
1) For NACHI, I do not have an officer named ASANO Shinji as part of Paymaster Academy 12. I have 34 graduates of that class, and he is not one of them.
Oh, He was 委託学生 entrusted students to general universities and was commissioned in 1912.
So ASANO Shinji 浅野親次 (Pay.1912)
ijnfleetadmiral wrote:
14 Nov 2020, 04:13
2) For HAGURO, I have the following for Unyochos:
(EO) – LCDR TAKEISHI Hideto (38) – 10 December 1928 – 25 April 1929
LCDR TAKEISHI Hideto (38) - 25 April 1929 – 4 January 1930
LCDR MAEHARA Tomiyoshi (44) – 4 January 1930 - 1 December 1931
LCDR MATSUDA Takatomo (45) - 1 December 1931 - 15 November 1932
VACANT – 15 November 1932 – 1 December 1932
LCDR SHIGEHISA Chikashi (47) - 1 December 1932 – 1 March 1934
VACANT – 1 March 1934 – 15 May 1934
LCDR TAJIRI Minoru (44) – 15 May 1934 – 15 November 1935
LCDR HANEDA Jiro (47) - 15 November 1935 - 1 December 1936
LCDR TSUCHIHASHI Toshimi (50) - 1 December 1936 – 15 November 1937
VACANT – 15 November 1937 – 4 February 1938
LCDR / CDR ARIMA Sumihiro (47) – 4 February 1938 - 1 December 1938
LCDR UEDA Matsutaro (48) - 1 December 1938 - 5 March 1940
LCDR KITAMURA Yosaku (52) - 5 March 1940 - 21 April 1941
LCDR KIYAMA Shizue (55) - 21 April 1941 – 25 September 1942
??? – 25 September 1942 – 1 December 1943
Unyochos
LCDR / LCDR KIYAMA Shizue 木山静衛 (55): 21 April 1941 - 25 September 1942
LT [S.D.] (Eng) / LT [S.D] OKADA Toshio: 25 September 1942 - 1 December 1943
ijnfleetadmiral wrote:
14 Nov 2020, 04:13
Could the following be correct?
LCDR KIYAMA Shizue (55) - 21 April 1941 - 1 November 1942 (KIYAMA appointed Unyocho of ISE on 1 November 1942)
No.
He was attached to Sasebo Naval Distinct on 25 September 1942.
ijnfleetadmiral wrote:
14 Nov 2020, 04:13
Do you happen to have the Classes / Commissioning Dates for the following officers?
FURUTAKA
Operations Officers
LCDR MATSUI Shotaro (Special Duty Class ??) (04 June 1941 - 12 October 1942)
LCDR / LCDR MATSUI Shotaro 松井庄太郎: 4 June 1941 - 12 October 1942 (POW)
He was prmoted to LCDR from LT (S.D.) on 15 November 1940. We was not from Special Duty Class. (He was mobilized as 5th rank sailor in 1904 or 1905).
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FURUTAKA
Surgeons
YOSHIKAWA Saburo (25 June 1928 - 10 March 1929)
SUGA Yoshinaga (1 December 1931 - 1 December 1932)
OTSUKA Takeshi (1925) (31 October 1935 - ???)
IIZUMI Maatsu (1928) - (??? - 1 March 1938)
KAWASHIMA Teijiro (15 November 1940 - 20 September 1941)
SAKAI Bunzo (12 October 1942 - 12 October 1942)
YOSHIKAWA Saburo 吉川三郎 : 1916
SUGA Yoshinag 菅良長: 1924
LT / LCDR OTSUKA Takeshi大塚健 (1925): 31 October 1935 - 24 December 1937 (1935.11.2.Frm7 / 3 C13072073000)
LT / LT IIZUMI Maatsu 飯泉真厚 (1928): 24 December 1937 - 1 March 1938 (3 C13072073000 / 4 C13072073500)
LCDR / LCDR OTSUKA Takeshi大塚健 (1925): 1 March 1938 1 December 1938 (4 C13072073500 / 37 C13072074700)
(ADD) LCDR / LCDR SHIGESHIRO Ishimatsu 重城石松 (1926): 1 December 1938 - 15 February 1939 (36 C13072074700 / 28 C13072075400)
KAWASHIMA Teizaburo 川嶋悌三郎: 1933
ijnfleetadmiral wrote:
14 Nov 2020, 04:13
FURUTAKA
Paymasters
CHUTAI Kikuo (1 November 1930 - 1 December 1931)
NAKADAI Kikuo 中台喜久雄: Pay.6
ijnfleetadmiral wrote:
14 Nov 2020, 04:13
KAKO
Surgeons
SUGA Yoshinaga (16 March 1932 - 1 December 1932)
AKIYAMA Tameji (15 September 1933 - 1 November 1934)
NISHINO Denkichi (1 November 1934 - 26 April 1935)
MIYAZAKI Shigeo (1 December 1936 - 1 June 1937)
OISHI Masao (10 January 1939 - 22 January 1939)
KATSU Masatoshi (12 June 1939 - 15 November 1939)
HATANO Katsuki (1 December 1939 - 1 November 1940)
SUGA Yoshinag 菅良長: 1924
AKIYAMA Tametsugu 秋山為次: 1922
NISHINO Denkichi i 西野殿吉: 1929
MIYAZAKI Shiro 宮崎士郎: 1931
OISHI Masao 大石政雄: 1932
KATSU Masatoshi 勝正敏: 1936
HATANO Katsumi 波多野克巳: 1932
ijnfleetadmiral wrote:
14 Nov 2020, 04:13
KAKO
Paymasters
IKEDA Norito (26 January 1937 - 17 August 1937)
IKEDA Norito 池田法人: Pay.19

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Re: More IJN Officer Info

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Post by ijnfleetadmiral » 16 Nov 2020, 00:02

Awesome...thanks! Questions:

1) For HAGURO, do you know OKADA's Special Duty Engineer Class, by any chance?

2) For FURUTAKA, do you have the commissioning year for SAKAI Bunzo? The list skipped him.

Do you have the Classes / Commissioning Dates for the following officers? Thanks for any help you can provide!

AOBA
Operations Officers
HOTATE Takeshi (Special Duty Class ??) (01 March 1938 - 15 October 1940)

Chief Engineers
LCDR HAMADA Shoji (Special Duty Engineer Class ??) (20 August 1943 - 10 November 1943)

Surgeons
LT IIZUMI Maatsu (1928) - 1 December 1936 - ???
LCDR SAEKI Hisashi (1923) - ??? - 10 September 1938
KAWAMURA Yui (1 November 1940 - 20 September 1941)
KISE Yoshiaki (1 November 1942 - 30 January 1943)
HAYASHI Hideo (30 January 1943 - 10 August 1943)
SASAKI Shigeyuki (23 February 1945 - 28 July 1945)

Paymasters
TAKAHASHI Kirokuro (20 October 1942 - 5 September 1943)
KAWASHIMA Shinzo (1 November 1943 - 6 September 1944)
KODAIRA Genji (7 March 1945 - 17 May 1945)

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

Surgeons
KOBAYASHI Katsuo (1 November 1940 - 20 September 1941)

Paymasters
SATO Nobukichi (1 October 1930 - 1 December 1930)
NAKAJIMA Tetsuji (1 December 1933 - 15 November 1934)
SAITO Hiroshi (1 November 1940 - 20 September 1941)
BABA Teruo (20 September 1941 - 15 September 1942)
YAMAJI Kuninori (15 September 1942 - 14 November 1942)
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Re: More IJN Officer Info

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Post by fontessa » 17 Nov 2020, 00:54

Hello ijnfleetadmiral,
ijnfleetadmiral wrote:
16 Nov 2020, 00:02
1) For HAGURO, do you know OKADA's Special Duty Engineer Class, by any chance?
Unfortunately I don’t know.
ijnfleetadmiral wrote:
16 Nov 2020, 00:02
2) For FURUTAKA, do you have the commissioning year for SAKAI Bunzo? The list skipped him.
Unfortunately I don’t know.
ijnfleetadmiral wrote:
16 Nov 2020, 00:02
AOBA
Operations Officers
HOTATE Takeshi (Special Duty Class ??) (01 March 1938 - 15 October 1940)
He was not a 海軍兵学校選修学生 Naval Academy Specialist Officer Trainee (Special Duty Class ??).
He was promoted to LCDR from LT (S.D.) on 21 December 1936. (1926.12.22.Frm10). So he was HOTATE Takeshi 甫立健 (S.D.1936)
ijnfleetadmiral wrote:
16 Nov 2020, 00:02
AOBA
Chief Engineers
LCDR HAMADA Shoji (Special Duty Engineer Class ??) (20 August 1943 - 10 November 1943)

Unfortunately I have no evidence of whether he was 海軍機関学校選修学生 Naval Engineering School Specialist Officer Trainee (Special Duty Enginee Class ??) or not. He was promoted to LCDR (Eng.) from LT (Eng.S.D.) on 1 December 1936 (1936.12.2.Frm7). So he was HAMADA Nisho 浜田二省 (S.D.1936)
ijnfleetadmiral wrote:
16 Nov 2020, 00:02
AOBA
Surgeons
LT IIZUMI Maatsu (1928) - 1 December 1936 - ???
LCDR SAEKI Hisashi (1923) - ??? - 10 September 1938
KAWAMURA Yui (1 November 1940 - 20 September 1941)
KISE Yoshiaki (1 November 1942 - 30 January 1943)
HAYASHI Hideo (30 January 1943 - 10 August 1943)
SASAKI Shigeyuki (23 February 1945 - 28 July 1945)
LT / LT IIZUMI Maatsu 飯泉真厚 (1928): 1 December 1936 - 24 December 1937 (3 C13072073000)
(ADD) LCDR / LCDR SAEKI Hisashi 佐伯尚 (1923): 24 December 1937- 10 September 1938 (3 C13072073000)
KAWAMURA Yui 河村結: 1919
KISE Yoshiaki 喜瀬義章: Mobilized
HAYASHI Hideo 林秀夫: 2Y1922
SASAKI Shigeyuki 佐々木重幸: ???
ijnfleetadmiral wrote:
16 Nov 2020, 00:02
AOBA
Paymasters
TAKAHASHI Kirokuro (20 October 1942 - 5 September 1943)
KAWASHIMA Shinzo (1 November 1943 - 6 September 1944)
KODAIRA Genji (7 March 1945 - 17 May 1945)
TAKAHASHI Kirokuro 高橋喜六郎: Pay.27
KAWASHIMA Shinzo 川島新三: ???
KODAIRA Genji 小平源次: ???
ijnfleetadmiral wrote:
16 Nov 2020, 00:02
KINUGASA
Chief Engineers
LCDR SAKURAI Takeo (Eng. 19) - 30 September 1927 - ???
VACANT - ??? - 1 February 1929
LCDR / CDR FUKUHARA Fumio 福原文雄 (Eng. 19): 30 September 1927 - 18 December 1928 (1928.12.20.Frm4)
VACANT - 18 December 1928 - 1 February 1929
ijnfleetadmiral wrote:
16 Nov 2020, 00:02
KINUGASA
Surgeons
KOBAYASHI Katsuo (1 November 1940 - 20 September 1941)
KOBAYASHI Katsuo 小林勝郎: 1933
ijnfleetadmiral wrote:
16 Nov 2020, 00:02
KINUGASA
Paymasters
SATO Nobukichi (1 October 1930 - 1 December 1930)
NAKAJIMA Tetsuji (1 December 1933 - 15 November 1934)
SAITO Hiroshi (1 November 1940 - 20 September 1941)
BABA Teruo (20 September 1941 - 15 September 1942)
YAMAJI Kuninori (15 September 1942 - 14 November 1942)
SATO Nobukichi 佐藤信吉: Pay.7
NAKAJIMA Tetsuji 中島轍二: ???
SAITO Hiroshi 斉藤博: 2Y1938
BABA Teruo 馬場照男: ???
YAMAJI Kuninori 山路国徳: ???

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Re: More IJN Officer Info

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Post by ijnfleetadmiral » 17 Nov 2020, 03:25

Awesome...thanks! Do you have the Classes / Commissioning Dates for these officers? TIA for any info you can provide.

ATAGO
Surgeons
SUDO Sempachi (20 December 1933 - 15 November 1934)

Paymasters
SAITO Shusuke (15 November 1940 - 25 September 1941)
IMAMURA Ichiro (25 September 1941 - 1 May 1943)
HAYASHI Koichi (1 May 1943 - 10 October 1944)

TAKAO
Operations Officers
HAYASHI Ikuji (Special Duty Class ??) (15 November 1942 - 10 November 1943)
KOBAYASHI Rikimatsu (Special Duty Class ??) (10 November 1943 - 1 December 1943)

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

Surgeons
RIKU Shiro (20 April 1940 - 1 November 1940)

Paymasters
KAWAMURA Hisataro (31 October 1935 - 16 November 1936)
KIRIYAMA Takahiko (20 September 1941 - 5 October 1942)
NAGASUE Eiichi (Commissioned 1942; might you know the date he was commissioned?) (10 December 1943 - 23 October 1944)

CHOKAI
Paymasters
TAKAHASHI Yasuaki (Commissioned 1940; might you know the date he was commissioned?) (1 May 1943 - 20 August 1944)
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Re: More IJN Officer Info

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Post by Teitoku » 18 Nov 2020, 10:34

Can you translate these names? Thank you.
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Post by fontessa » 18 Nov 2020, 12:14

Hello Teitoku,

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尾崎俊春: Ozaki Toshiharu (50)
Kitakami Gunnery Officer: 15 October 1935 - 1 December 1936
Takao Gunnery Officer: 1 December 1938 - 15 November 1940
(ADD) Atago Gunnery Officer: 15 July 1939 - 1 September 1939
Yamashiro Executive Officer: 17 June 1944 - 25 October 1944 (KIA)
Promoted to RADM on 25 October 1944

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常木千代治:Tsuneki Chiyoji (44)
Tenryu Executive Officer: 10 November 1936 - 1 December 1937
(EO) Katori Executive Officer: 20 July 1939 - 20 Apri 1940
Katori Executive Officer: 20 Apri 1940 - 15 October 1940
12th Special Base ForceExecutive Officer: 20 February 1943 - 15 June 1943

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青塚常吉: Aotsuka Tsunekiti (Special Duty Officer)



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Post by ijnfleetadmiral » 18 Nov 2020, 17:28

What I have for them:

OZAKI Toshiharu
Naval Academy 50 (123/272)
BORN - 22 February 1900
MID - 01 June 1922
ASAMA Crewmember - 01 June 1922 - 22 June 1922
KITAKAMI Crewmember - 22 June 1922 - 20 September 1923
ENS - 20 September 1923
YAKUMO Crewmember - 20 September 1923 - 01 December 1925
LTJG - 01 December 1925
HATSUSHIMO Crewmember - 01 December 1925 - 01 December 1926
HATAKAZE Crewmember - 01 December 1926 - 01 December 1927
LT - 01 December 1927
Gunnery School Advanced Course - 01 December 1927 - 10 December 1928
YAKAZE Gunnery Officer - 10 December 1928 - 20 February 1929
AKIKAZE Gunnery Officer - 01 February 1930 - 01 December 1931
SAGIRI Gunnery Officer - 01 December 1931 - 01 April 1933
Yokosuka Air Group Division Officer - 01 April 1933 - 15 October 1935
KITAKAMI Gunnery Officer - 15 October 1935 - 01 December 1936
LCDR - 15 November 1935
5th Sasebo Naval District SNLF Commanding Officer - 20 December 1937 - 01 December 1938
TAKAO Gunnery Officer - 01 December 1938 - 15 November 1940
ATAGO Gunnery Officer - 15 July 1939 - 01 September 1939
CDR - 15 November 1940
YAMASHIRO Executive Officer - 17 June 1944 - 25 October 1944 (KIA)
CAPT - 15 October 1944
RADM - 25 October 1944 (posthumous)

TSUNEKI Chiyoji
Naval Academy 44 (70/95)
MID - 22 November 1916
ENS - 01 December 1917
LTJG - 01 December 1919
LT - 01 December 1922
HIEI Division Officer - ??? - 01 December 1925
LCDR - 10 December 1928
YAKUMO Operations Officer - 01 December 1931 - 01 November 1933
HARUNA Operations Officer - 01 November 1933 - 01 November 1934
CDR - 15 November 1935
TENRYU Executive Officer - 10 November 1936 - 01 December 1937
KATORI Equipping Officer - 20 July 1939 - 20 April 1940
KATORI Executive Officer - 20 April 1940 - 15 October 1940
CAPT - 15 November 1940
12th Special Base Force Executive Officer - 20 February 1943 - 15 June 1943
12th Guard Unit Commanding Officer - 15 June 1943 - 06 June 1944
17th Guard Unit Commanding Officer - 06 June 1944 - ???
DIED - 11 March 1975

AOTSUKA Tsunekichi
Special Duty
I don't have anything for this officer.
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Re: More IJN Officer Info

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Post by adachi » 22 Nov 2020, 04:01

Do primary sources, say on JACAR or the NDL exist for officers appointments to the 1st Expeditionary Fleet (第一遣外艦隊) from 1927 to 1932? I see the Jirei Koho on JACAR does not cover these years. If there are no primary sources, are there any trusted Japanese books I can rely on? Thank you.

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Post by fontessa » 22 Nov 2020, 04:45

Hello adachi,
adachi wrote:
22 Nov 2020, 04:01
Do primary sources, say on JACAR or the NDL exist for officers appointments to the 1st Expeditionary Fleet (第一遣外艦隊) from 1927 to 1932?
Yes, with 官報 Official Gazette, we can see IJA and IJN officers personnel before Marco Polo Bridge Incident. (Both IJA and IJN officers personnel in war time were not announced in 官報.) As for 1st Expeditionary Fleet personnel on 1 December 1927 were announced with 官報 dated 2 December 1927.
See コマ Frames 7 - :
https://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/2956739

Note according to Japanese WIKI, 1st Expeditionary Fleet was renamed from 遣支艦隊 Chine Expeditionary Fleet on 9 August 1919.

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Post by ijnfleetadmiral » 22 Nov 2020, 07:27

Here's what I have for 1st Expeditionary Fleet:

1st Expeditionary Fleet
Renamed from China Expeditionary Fleet on 9 August 1919
Deactivated on 1 December 1933

Commanders
RADM YAMAOKA Toyokazu (17) - 9 August 1919 - 8 November 1911
RADM / VADM YOSHIDA Masujiro (17) - 8 November 1911 - 1 May 1922
RADM KOBAYASHI Kenzo (19) - 1 May 1922 - 15 September 1923
RADM NOMURA Kichisaburo (26) - 15 September 1923 - 20 April 1925
RADM NAGANO Osami (28) - 20 April 1925 - 20 August 1926
RADM ARAKI Jiro (29) - 20 August 1926 - 1 December 1927
RADM UGAWA Wataru (28) - 1 December 1927 - 10 December 1928
RADM YONAI Mitsumasa (29) - 10 December 1928 - 1 December 1930
RADM SHIOZAWA Koichi (32) - 1 December 1930 - 6 June 1932
RADM SAKANO Tsuneyoshi (33) - 6 June 1932 - 20 May 1933
??? - 20 May 1933 - 1 December 1933

Chiefs-of-Staff
??? - 9 August 1919 - 20 May 1927
CAPT NAKAMURA Kamesaburo (33) - 20 May 1927 - 15 November 1927
??? - 15 November 1927 - 1 October 1933

Chief Engineers
??? - 9 August 1919 - 1 December 1921
(E) CAPT KISHIDA Tojiro (Eng. 11) - 1 December 1921 - 1 November 1922
??? - 1 November 1922 - 1 December 1933

Surgeons
??? - 9 August 1919 - 1 July 1927
(S) CAPT SASANO Masato (1905) - 1 July 1927 - 5 November 1927
??? - 5 November 1927 - 1 December 1933

Paymasters
??? - 9 August 1919 - 1 December 1933

Adjutants
??? - 9 August 1919 - 1 December 1920
LCDR KUBOTA Hisaharu (36) - 1 December 1920 - 1 December 1921
??? - 1 December 1921 - 1 December 1925
LT FUJIWARA Kiyoma (45) - 1 December 1925 - 1 November 1926
??? - 1 November 1926 - 15 April 1932
LCDR KOJIMA Hitoshi (43) - 15 April 1932 - 20 May 1933
??? - 20 May 1933 - 1 December 1933

Staff Officers
LCDR / CDR SHIBAYAMA Shiba (32) - 1 December 1919 - 5 March 1921
LT YAMAGUCHI Gisaburo (40) - 23 August 1920 - 1 December 1921
LCDR KUBOTA Hisaharu (36) - 1 December 1921 - 16 October 1922
LT KAWANO Chimaki (42) - 1 December 1921 - 1 May 1923
CDR KURAGANO Akira (33) - 20 March 1922 - 20 March 1923
LCDR SATO Osamu (35) - 20 March 1923 - 10 November 1923
CDR SUGISAKA Teijiro (33) - 10 November 1923 - 1 November 1924
CDR KITAOKA Haruo (34) - 1 November 1924 - 20 March 1926
CDR KONDO Eijiro (36) - 20 March 1926 - 1 November 1927
LT AITOKU Ichiro (45) - 1 December 1926 - 1 December 1927
LT TAKEUCHI Kaoru (46) - 1 December 1927 - 10 December 1928
CDR IWAMURA Seiichi (37) - 15 November 1928 - 10 August 1929
CDR FUKUDA Ryozo (38) - 10 August 1929 - 15 August 1930
LCDR FUKUYOSHI Yasuo (42) - 30 November 1929 - 15 April 1932
CDR YAMAGATA Seigo (39) - 15 August 1930 - 11 July 1932
(E) LT NAKAJIMA Shiro (Eng. 30) - 1 December 1931 - 1 December 1932
LCDR MIZOGUCHI Tadasu (45) - 15 April 1932 - 20 May 1933

Assistant Staff Officers
LT YAMAGUCHI Gisaburo (40) - 23 August 1920 - 1 December 1921
LT KAWANO Chimaki (42) - 1 December 1921 - 16 October 1922
LT HORI Yuguro (41) - 1 May 1922 - 15 January 1925
CDR TSUDA Shizue (31) - 1 December 1922 - 1 March 1923
CDR SUGISAKA Teijiro (33) - 1 March 1923 - 10 November 1923
(E) CDR / (E) CAPT MITSUOKA Ryoji (Eng. 13) - 25 August 1924 - 15 September 1925
LT JOJIMA Takatsugu (40) - 1 December 1924 - 1 December 1925
(P) LCDR MORISHIMA Taneo (Pay. 2) - 1 December 1924 - 1 December 1926
LT KITAMURA Masayuki (45) - 28 January 1925 - 3 February 1925
CDR SATO Osamu (35) - 20 October 1925 - 15 March 1928
CDR KONDO Eijiro (36) - 1 December 1925 - 20 March 1926
CDR SUGISAKA Teijiro (33) - 7 April 1926 - 1 November 1926
LT MUTAGUCHI Kakuro (44) - 25 April 1926 - 20 November 1926
CDR KITAOKA Haruo (34) - 1 November 1926 - 16 May 1927
LT AITOKU Ichiro (45) - 1 December 1926 - 1 December 1927
(P) LCDR YOSHIKAWA Sunao (Pay. 3) - 1 December 1926 - 10 December 1928
LCDR / CDR TAKEDA Moriji (38) - 29 March 1927 - 15 May 1928
LCDR HORI Yugoro (41) - 29 March 1927 - 1 May 1927
LTJG KONDO Yasuhira (51) - 1 April 1927 - 20 September 1927
CAPT UEMATSU Toma (33) - 5 April 1927 - 20 August 1927
LCDR EGUCHI Matsuro (40) - 25 April 1927 - 10 February 1928
LTJG KINASHI Takakazu (51) - 25 April 1927 - 1 February 1928
LT TAKEDA Isamu (43) - 3 March 1927 - 20 September 1927
(S) LCDR SUGATA Naoki (1915) - 6 April 1927 - 1 April 1928
(S) LT SHIINA Saburo (1919) - 26 April 1927 - 1 December 1927
(P) LT MATSUOKA Kaichi (Pay. 10) - 26 April 1927 - 10 November 1927
LT KOJIMA Hitoshi (43) - 10 June 1927 - 15 August 1927
CAPT MATSUMOTO Chuza (32) - 20 August 1927 - 7 December 1929
CDR HONDA Tadao (37) - 1 November 1927 - 15 November 1928
LCDR KATSUNO Minoru (40) - 1 November 1927 - 1 December 1927
(S) CDR TOYODA Minoru (1911) - 15 November 1927 - 10 December 1928
LT TAKEUCHI Kaoru (46) - 1 December 1927 - 10 December 1928
(S) LT / (S) LCDR AMANO Senkichi (1918) - 1 April 1928 - 1 June 1929
CDR SUZUKI Kozo (36) - 1 September 1928 - 15 January 1930
CDR IWAMURA Seiichi (37) - 20 October 1928 - 15 November 1928
CDR TAKEDA Rokukichi (36) - 10 December 1928 - 10 June 1929
LCDR OTA Minoru (41) - 10 December 1928 - 25 September 1929
(P) CDR KANO Kinzaburo (1913) - 10 December 1928 - 1 December 1930
LT / LCDR FUJIWARA Kiyoma (45) - 20 February 1929 - 10 February 1930
LT / LCDR MIYOSHI Hisashi (45) - 20 March 1929 - 18 April 1930
LCDR IWABUCHI Sanji (43) - 1 April 1929 - 20 November 1929
(P) LT NAKAGAKI Sengoro (Pay. 7) - 1 April 1929 - 20 September 1929
CAPT TSUDA Shizue (31) - 15 May 1929 - 30 November 1929
LCDR MATSUOKA Tomoyuki (42) - 1 November 1929 - 1 December 1930
LT / LCDR TSUZUKI Teiichi (46) - 15 November 1929 - 15 May 1931
LCDR FUKUYOSHI Yasuo (42) - 30 November 1929 - 15 April 1932
LTJG FUKUMURA Toshiaki (54) - 30 November 1929 - 1 April 1930
CDR SUGA Hikojiro (38) - 15 January 1930 - 2 November 1931
LT / LCDR YASUDA Yoshitatsu (46) - 10 August 1930 - 21 December 1931
(P) LCDR / (P) CDR YAMAGUCHI Hajime (Pay. 3) - 1 December 1930 - 1 December 1933
CDR / CAPT Baron SAMEJIMA Tomoshige (37) - 2 November 1931 - 1 December 1932
(S) LCDR / (S) CDR IMADA Ibuo (1916) - 14 November 1931 - 1 October 1932
LCDR KAMATA Shoichi (43) - 1 December 1931 - 1 October 1932
(E) LT NAKAJIMA Shiro (Eng. 30) - 1 December 1931 - 1 December 1932
LCDR TAKAHASHI Ichimatsu (40) - 26 January 1932 - 1 April 1932
CDR ITO Kenzo (41) - 28 January 1932 - 6 June 1932
LCDR OTA Minoru (41) - 29 January 1932 - 20 April 1932
LCDR MIZOGUCHI Tadasu (45) - 15 April 1932 - 20 May 1933
CDR SUGA Hikojiro (38) - 23 April 1932 - 1 October 1933
LCDR ONO Takeji (44) - 11 July 1932 - 20 May 1933

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Re: More IJN Officer Info

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Post by adachi » 22 Nov 2020, 10:00

fontessa wrote:
22 Nov 2020, 04:45
Hello adachi,
adachi wrote:
22 Nov 2020, 04:01
Do primary sources, say on JACAR or the NDL exist for officers appointments to the 1st Expeditionary Fleet (第一遣外艦隊) from 1927 to 1932?
Yes, with 官報 Official Gazette, we can see IJA and IJN officers personnel before Marco Polo Bridge Incident. (Both IJA and IJN officers personnel in war time were not announced in 官報.) As for 1st Expeditionary Fleet personnel on 1 December 1927 were announced with 官報 dated 2 December 1927.
See コマ Frames 7 - :
https://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/2956739

Note according to Japanese WIKI, 1st Expeditionary Fleet was renamed from 遣支艦隊 Chine Expeditionary Fleet on 9 August 1919.

fontessa
Thank you very much for your quick response fontessa, it was very helpful. Now I am going to attempt to track the officers as low as platoon level in the Shanghai Naval Landing Force. I know their title is simply 第一遣外艦隊司令部附 "attached to 1st Expeditionary Fleet HQ", but with digging into some of the unit's logs on JACAR and as well as unpublished materials I believe can achieve something.

For now I will present this information based off the Kanpo and a labelled group photograph I obtained from a veteran of the unit:

Shanghai Naval Landing Force 1929-1931

Brigade Commander:
CAPTAIN SHIBAYAMA MASAKI (35) 柴山昌生 1929/~1931/12/1 https://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/2957946/10

COMMANDER SAMEJIMA TOMOSHIGE (37) 鮫島具重 1931/11/2~??? https://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/2957923/5 (wikipedia says Samejima became brigade commander on Dec 1 which makes sense based off Shibayama's departure on the same date)

Brigade Adjutant:
LIEUTENANT YASUDA YOSHITATSU (46) 安田義達 1930/8/10~??? https://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/2957552/3

1st Battalion Commander:
LIEUTENANT TSUZUKI TEIICHI (46) 続木禎弌 1929/11/15~1931/5/15 https://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/2957333/4

LIEUTENANT-COMMANDER SUZUKI MITSUNOBU (46) 鈴木光信少佐 1931/5/15~??? https://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/2957779/5

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I am happy to provide further updates with progress in my research if anyone is interested.
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Re: More IJN Officer Info

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Post by stulev » 22 Nov 2020, 14:14

ijnfleetadmiral wrote:
22 Nov 2020, 07:27
RADM YAMAOKA Toyokazu (17) - 9 August 1919 - 8 November 1911
RADM / VADM YOSHIDA Masujiro (17) - 8 November 1911 - 1 May 1922
should the date here be 8 November 1921 or possibly 1920??

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Re: More IJN Officer Info

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Post by fontessa » 22 Nov 2020, 14:25

Hello,
stulev wrote:
22 Nov 2020, 14:14
ijnfleetadmiral wrote:
22 Nov 2020, 07:27
RADM YAMAOKA Toyokazu (17) - 9 August 1919 - 8 November 1911
RADM / VADM YOSHIDA Masujiro (17) - 8 November 1911 - 1 May 1922
should the date here be 8 November 1921 or possibly 1920??
Correction:
RADM / RADM YAMAOKA Toyokazu 山岡豊一 (17): 9 August 1919 - 8 November 1919
RADM / VADM YOSHIDA Masujiro 吉田増次郎 (17): 8 November 1919 - 1 May 1922

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Re: More IJN Officer Info

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Post by fontessa » 22 Nov 2020, 16:43

Hello adachi

I found 2 officers with 官報 dated 2 December 1927. They were attached to 1st Expeditionary Fleet personnel HQ and their additional post was 参謀 Staff Officer. The 2nd officer LT Takeuchi Kaoru 竹内馨 was listed in ijnfleetadmiral’s post #1930.
I guess they were Staff Officer of Shanghai Naval Landing Force. In order to wear the staff aiguillette, they had to have been appointed as Staff Officer in some way.
LCDR / LCDR Narahashi Norimoto 楢橋憲基 (39): 1 December 1927 - 30 November 1929 (1927.12.2.Frm9 /1929.12.2.Frm12)
LT / LT Takeuchi Kaoru 竹内馨 (46): 1 December 1927 - 10 December 1928 (1927.12.2.Frm10 / 1928.12.11.Frm10)

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Re: More IJN Officer Info

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Post by Teitoku » 22 Nov 2020, 17:01

Information about the 26th Air Flotilla?

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