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Imperial Japanese Navy
Naval Academy at Etajima
In cooperation with Jeff Donahoo
Etajima Class 44
(95 graduates)
November 22, 1916
NameKanjiRankFromFate (death or other)
Class 44 (95 Graduates)    
November 22, 1916    
NameKanjiRankFromDeath
Akasaka Tokuji赤坂徳治CaptainIwate 
Arita Mitsugu有田 貢CommanderYamaguchideath from disease (Michishio)
Asakura Bunji朝倉豊次Rear AdmiralToyamadied January 27, 1966
Ashina Hideo朝比奈秀雄CaptainYamanashi 
Chiba千葉次雄CaptainIwate 
Chousa Hisashi帖佐 久LieutenantMiyazaki(Tokiwa)
Chudo Kanei中堂観恵Rear AdmiralKanazawadied October 20, 1985
Fujiyoshi Naoshiro 藤吉直四郎Rear AdmiralSagadied August 17, 1966
Fukuda Isamu福田 勇CommanderNagasaki(3rd Fleet HQ)
Fukumachi Yuzuru深町 譲CaptainSaga 
Haji Hideo土師秀雄Lt.Commander麻布中 ? 
Hase Shinzaburo 長谷晧充Rear AdmiralKobedied July 7, 1985
Hattori Katsuji 服部勝二Rear AdmiralHiroshimadied June 16, 1971
Hayakawa Mikio 早川幹夫Vice AdmiralHiroshimaKIA November 11, 1944 (Destroyer Squadron 2)
Hori Koichi堀 鴻一Lt.CommanderWakayama 
Hori Kuro堀 九郎CaptainYamaguchi 
Ichimiya Yoshiyuki 一宮義之Rear AdmiralTokushimadied November 12, 1948
Imaizumi Yoshijiro 今和泉喜次郎Rear AdmiralKagoshima 
Inoue Samaji 井上左馬二Rear AdmiralTottoriKIA March 17, 1945 (CO: Iwo Jima Guard)
Ishibashi Shigeru石橋 滋LieutenantFukushima(Gun School)
Ishihara Jiro石原二郎CaptainYamagata恵山岬付近 (Mihoro NAG)
Ishikawa Kancho 石河 淡CaptainTokushima漢口 (XO: Kisarazu NAG)
Iso Megumi 磯  恵Rear AdmiralGunmadied February 20, 1986
Kameyama Minegoro 亀山峯五郎Rear AdmiralOkayamaKIA September 18, 1944 (Saigon Maru)
Kanome Zensuke鹿目善輔Rear AdmiralKanagawadied September 21, 1960
Kase Saburo 加瀬三郎Rear AdmiralChibaKIA December 21, 1944 (Mamiya)
Kawaguchi Komataro 川口駒太郎LieutenantSaitamapre–war aircraft accident at Yokosuka
Kawara Katsumi香春克己CaptainFukuoka 
Kayaba Matsujiro萱場松次郎CaptainIwate 
Kijima Moritsugu 貴島盛次CaptainKagoshima 
Kimoto Zensuke木本伍六Rear AdmiralShizuokadied October 22, 1989
Kimura Karoku嘉村嘉六Lt.CommanderSagaKIA October 2, 1941 (SubDiv 26 staff, on I–61)
Kitaura Toyoo北浦豊男CaptainTottori 
Kojima Hideo小島秀雄Rear AdmiralKobedied March 22, 1982
Konishi Kaname 小西要人Rear AdmiralKagoshimaKIA December 19, 1944 (Unryu)
Koreeda Misao是枝 操 Kagoshima 
Kurihara Etsuzo 栗原悦蔵Rear AdmiralMaebashidied September 18, 1987
Kuroda Akira 黒田 麗Rear AdmiralHiroshimadied December 20, 1976
Kuroshima Kameto 黒島亀人Rear AdmiralHiroshimadied October 20, 1965
Machida Hidemi町田秀実 Osaka 
Maehara Tomiyoshi 前原富義大性Kagoshima 
Matsuda Chiaki 松田干秋Rear AdmiralKumamoto 
Mikami Ikura三上射鹿Lt.CommanderHiroshima 
Minato Keijo 湊 慶譲Rear AdmiralKagoshimadied October 19, 1982
Miyashita Yorinaga 宮下頼永CaptainNagano 
Mori Yoshihisa森 可久CaptainKagoshima 
Morikawa Matao 森川亦男CaptainSagaKIA September 7, 1942 (Itsukushima)
Murakami Chonosuke 村上暢之助Rear Admiral府立一中 ?KIA October 6, 1944 (DOW)
Murayama Takashi村山尚志LieutenantTottori 
Mutaguchi Kakuro 牟田口格郎Rear Admiral府立一中 ?KIA July 28, 1945 (Ise)
Nagkajima Masato中島正人CaptainTokyo 
Nakamura Aizo 中村愛三Lt.CommanderNagasaki 
Nakatsu Seiki 中津成基Rear AdmiralFukuokaKIA June 29, 1944 (Tsuguru)
Nishida Heishiro 西田兵四郎Rear AdmiralShimanedied January 28, 1948
Nishida Masao 西田正雄CaptainHyogo 
Nishimura Yoshiharu西村義治CommanderTottori 
Nishina Kozo 仁科宏造Rear AdmiralHiroshimadied April 29, 1979
Nomoto Tameki 野元為輝Rear Admiral府立一中 ?died December 19, 1987
Okamura Seiichi岡村精一LieutenantYamaguchi 
Okuma Jyo (Yuzuru)大熊 譲Rear AdmiralTokyodied August 15, 1956
Okushima Tsunesaburô 奥島章三郎CaptainEhimeKIA August 29, 1940 (SubDiv 30 ,on I–67)
Onishi Keiichi 大西敬一Rear AdmiralOkayamaKIA May 21, 1945 (Naval General Staff) Disease
Ono Takeji 大野竹二Rear AdmiralTokyodied December 18, 1976
Owada Noboru 大和田 昇Rear AdmiralEhimedied September 30, 1960
Sato Katsuyu 佐藤勝也Rear Admiral麻布中 ?died November 10, 1974
Sato Kunio佐藤州雄 Fukushima 
Sato Yasuo佐藤康夫Vice AdmiralShizuokaKIA March 3, 1943 (Destroyer Division 8)
Sawa Masao 沢 正雄Rear AdmiralWakayamaKIA November 13, 1942 (Kinugasa)
Sawabuki Tadashi沢吹 衷LieutenantNiigata 
Shiba Kuniaki志波国彬CaptainNagasaki 
Shibuya Shiro 渋谷紫郎Vice AdmiralNaganoKIA January 12, 1945 (101 NAG)
Shima Mineji島 峰次CaptainNagasaki 
Shimamoto Hisagoro島本久五郎Rear AdmiralWakayamadied September 15, 1973
Shimazaki Toshio 島崎利雄Vice AdmiralFukuiKIA November 21, 1944 (Kongo)
Shinoda Katsukiyo 渋谷勝清Vice AdmiralFukuokaKIA October 25, 1944 (Yamashiro)
Shinoda Tarahachi 篠田太郎八Rear AdmiralKobedied November 29, 1949
Sone Akira 曽爾 章Rear AdmiralShimanedied October 8, 1971
Suganuma Tadamasa 菅沼忠正Lieutenant (jg)府立一中 ?pre–war aircraft accident (Yokosuka NAG)
Sugasaka Kazue杉坂一雄CommanderAichi 
Sugimoto Ushie 杉本丑衛Vice AdmiralKochiKIA June 12, 1945 (26 Carrier Air Group)
Taijiri Jo田尻 穣Captain学習院 ?suicide
Takada Satoshi 高田 俐Vice AdmiralHokkaidoKIA March 10, 1945 (Otake SNLF CO)
Takahashi Michio高橋道夫Lieutenant (Kasumi NAG)
Takahashi Yuji 高橋雄次Rear AdmiralShizuokadied April 2, 1986
Takasugi Kanichi高次貴一Rear Admiral広鳥?died April 16, 1984
Tanimoto Keizo 谷本計三Rear AdmiralHiroshimadied July 27, 1980
Toyama Katsuo外山克郎 麻布中 ? 
Tsuneki Chiyoji常木千代治CaptainHyogo 
Ueda Yoshio 上田善夫Lieutenant (jg) prewar aircraft accidet (Kasumi Ku)
Ushuku Shuichi宇宿主一CaptainMiyazaki 
Yamamoto Takeshi山本 隆Lieutenant (jg)Fukushima 
Yamataka Matsujiro 山高松次郎Rear AdmiralHiroshimaKIA October 18, 1944 (Shinko Maru)
Yamazumi Teijiro 山澄貞次郎Rear Admiral麻布中 ?died January 25, 1976
Yanagimoto Ryusaku 柳本柳作Rear AdmiralNagasaki KIA June 4, 1942 (Soryu)
?曽山由之Lieutenant 
 
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