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Itagaki, Sakan (板垣成紀)

Date of death:
January 28th, 1980
Nationality:
Japanese

Biography

Promotions:
December 1st, 1931: Chu-sa (Commander);
May 1st, 1942: Sho-sho (Rear Admiral).

Career:
December 1st, 1925 - December 1st, 1927: Commanding Officer, destroyer Hishi (1921);
November 1st, 1927: Commanding Officer, destroyer Aoi (1920);
December 10th, 1928 - December 1st, 1929: Commanding Officer, destroyer Sanae (1923);
July 31st, 1931 - November 1st, 1934: Commanding Officer, destroyer Akebono (Dai-52);
November 15th, 1939: Commanding Officer, cruiser Myoko (1927);
November 15th, 1940 - November 1st, 1941: Harbour Master, Kure Harbour Master Office;
October 1942: Commanding Officer, 1st Base Unit;
November 20th, 1943 - July 20th, 1945: Commanding Officer, Kure Naval Guard Uni.

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