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Imperial Japanese Navy
Naval Academy at Etajima
In cooperation with Jeff Donahoo
Etajima Class 43
(95 graduates)
December 16, 1915
NameKanjiRankFromFate (death or other)
Abe Shinichi阿部真一LieutenantEhime 
Ando Shigeki 安藤栄城Rear AdmiralOkayamaKIA August 21, 1943 (横鎮付)
Arima Masafumi 有馬正文Vice AdmiralKagoshimaKIA October 15, 1944 (26 Carrier Air Group)
Arima Shuichi有馬修一Lieutenant (jg)Kagoshimadisease (Kashima)
Busetsu Shunjiro武節俊二郎CaptainTokyo 
Doi Naoji 土井直治Rear AdmiralHyogodied February 12, 1963
Eguchi江口 誠LieutenantFukuoka 
Fujimura藤村白鷹CaptainTokyo (Osaka Defense) 
Funaki Shigetoshi舟木重利CaptainIshikawa 
Furukawa Tamotsu古川 保Rear AdmiralKagoshimadied January 25, 1980
Furutani Keiji 古谷啓次CaptainShizuoka 
Hamano Tsutomu 浜野 力Rear AdmiralToyamadied March 4, 1957
Hanada Yukitake 花田行武CaptainKagoshimadied January 8, 1954
Hashimoto Shozo 橋本象造Rear AdmiralWakayamadied August 20, 1973
Hata Tomoyuki秦 知行LieutenantOita 
Hayashi Kiyosuke林 清亮CommanderIshikawa 
Hirai Taiji平井泰次Rear AdmiralShizuokaKIA June 20, 1944(30 Harbor)
Horie Giichiro 堀江義一郎Rear AdmiralTokyodied July 18, 1963
Horiuchi Kazuo 堀内多雄Rear AdmiralMurakamedied October 11, 1982
Hoshino Saiji星埜才二LieutenantHiroshimaKIA May 19, 1944 (I-16)
Ijuin Matsuji 伊集院松治Vice AdmiralTokyoKIA May 24, 1944 (1st Convoy – Iki)
Inoue Noboru井上 騰CommanderFukuoka 
Ishii Takayuki 石井敬之Rear AdmiralChibadied April 3, 1975
Isobe Jun 磯部 淳Rear AdmiralNaradied April 2, 1975
Ito Yoshiaki 伊藤良秋Rear AdmiralHiroshimadied July 30, 1972
Iwabuchi Sanji 岩淵三次Vice AdmiralNiigataKIA February 26, 1945 (Base Force 31)
Iwamoto Tsunekichi岩本常吉LieutenantIshikawa 
Izawa Ishinosuke 伊沢石之介Rear AdmiralNiigatadied July 18, 1947
Kamase Wataru蒲瀬和足CaptainFukuoka 
Kamata Shoichi鎌田正一Rear AdmiralIshikawadied December 12, 1986
Kato Buntaro加藤文太郎 Mie 
Kato Yoshiro 加藤興四郎Rear AdmiralTokyoKIA February 25, 1945 (1st Escort Fleet)
Kinoshita Mitsuo 木下三雄Rear AdmiralKumamotodied July 3, 1959
Kojima Hitoshi 小島斉志Rear AdmiralEhimedied February 13, 1959
Kondo Shuzo近藤修三CommanderAichi 
Kosaka Kanae 上阪香苗Rear AdmiralShigadied December 10, 1974
Kunieda国枝勝亜LieutenantTokyo 
Kuroki Takeichi黒木剛一Rear AdmiralMiyazakidied May 21, 1972
Manzen Koukichi万膳幸吉Lt.CommanderKagoshima 
Masuda Yasuhiko益田康彦CommanderFukuokaNaval General Staff
Matsumoto Atsushi松本 篤 Yamagata 
Matsuo Teizo 松尾 ?Rear AdmiralKagoshimadied June 29, 1940 (CO: Chitose NAG)
Matsushita Takeo松下武雄Kagoshima  
Matsuzaki Akira 松崎 彰Rear AdmiralMiyazakidied February 8, 1981
Miyoshi Teruhiko 三好輝彦Rear AdmiralOitaKIA June 8, 1943 (Mutsu)
Nakajima Chihiro 中嶋千尋Rear AdmiralHokkaidodied July 1, 1971
Nakazawa Tasuku 中沢 佑Vice AdmiralNaganodied December 22, 1977
Narita Moichi成田茂一CaptainAomoriKIA November 11, 1942 (Oi)
Nishikawa Seigoro西川清五郎Lieutenant (jg)Wakayama 
Nomi Minoru能美 実CaptainShimane 
Obata Chozaemon 小畑 長左衛門Rear AdmiralOsakadied December 18, 1948
Obayashi Sueo 大林末雄Rear AdmiralAichidied April 13, 1983
Oda Gisaku小田切義作LieutenantYamanashi 
Oda Tamekiyo 小田為清Rear AdmiralKagoshimaKIA February 17, 1944 (Katori)
Ogawa Kanji 小川貫璽Rear AdmiralHiroshimadied January 23, 1973
Ogura Shinji 小倉真二Rear AdmiralYamaguchidied August 7, 1975
Ohara Yoshio小原義雄CaptainKagoshima 
Oka Kenichi岡 憲一Lieutenant (jg)Hiroshima 
Okura Tomesaburo大倉留三郎Rear AdmiralNaraKIA December 4, 1943 (Chuyo)
Ono Kotarou小野虎太郎CommanderKagawaSuzaki (Hikotaicho: Kasumi NAG)
Saito Masao斎藤正雄CaptainYamagata 
Sakamoto Saburo坂本三郎Lieutenant (jg)Tokyo 
Sato Shiro 佐藤四郎Rear AdmiralFukushimadied August 16, 1946 (Suicide)
Sato Torajiro 佐藤寅治郎Rear AdmiralYamagataKIA July 5, 1943 (Jintsu)
Seki Ikuya関 郁乎Rear AdmiralTokyodied August 11, 1980
Shibayama Naoya柴山直矢LieutenantTokyoprewar accident fitting out I–70
Shibazaki Keiji 柴崎恵次Vice AdmiralHyogoKIA November 25, 1943 (Base Force 3)
Shibuya Masami渋谷正巳Lieutenant (jg)Saga 
Shimizu Shousen清水正心CaptainMie 
Shinoda Kiyohiko 篠田清彦Rear AdmiralTokyoKIA January 8, 1945 (1st Escort Group)
Suehiro Yoshiki 末広由己Rear AdmiralFukuokadied January 28, 1964
Suzuki Hatsuzo鈴木初三CaptainGunma 
Takagi Sokichi 高木惣吉Rear AdmiralKumamotodied July 27, 1979
Takahashi Tasuku高橋 裴CaptainMiyagi 
Takaike Shuzo高池脩三Lt.CommanderHyogo 
Takeda Isamu 武田 勇Rear AdmiralHyogodied November 14, 1970
Tanaka Kikumatsu 田中菊松Rear AdmiralNiigatadied October 7, 1964
Tatsuoka竜岡長久CaptainMiyazaki 
Tawara Yoshioki 田原吉興CaptainTokyodied May 6, 1944 (Yamashiro)
Tominaga Shozo富永昌三Rear AdmiralNagasaki died April 15, 1981
Torigoe Shinichi鳥越新一Rear AdmiralKagoshimadied November 8, 1972
Tsuruoka Nobumichi鶴岡信道Rear AdmiralTokyodied October 2, 1984
Uchida Ryunosuke内田亮之輔 Okayama 
Watanabe Shunzo渡辺尚造LieutenantMie 
Watanabe Takeshi渡辺 武LieutenantYamaguchi 
Yamagata Masaji 山形政二Rear AdmiralTottoriKIA February 6, 1944 (61 Guard)
Yamauchi Hideo山内秀夫CaptainHyogo 
Yano Hideo 矢野英雄Vice AdmiralKagawaKIA July 8, 1944 (Central Pacific Area Fleet staff )
Yano Shikazo矢野志加三Vice AdmiralEhimedied January 24, 1966
Yokoi Tadao 横井忠雄Rear AdmiralOitadied September 10, 1965
Yokokawa Ichibei横川市平Rear AdmiralOkayamadied January 7, 1979
Yoshida Kiichi吉田喜一 Saga 
Yoshimi Nobuichi吉見信一Rear AdmiralNagasaki died May 18, 1988
?田部 明Rear AdmiralHiroshima 
?南 Lt.CommanderTokyo
 
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