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Hashimoto Shintaro graduated from the
Japanese Naval
Academy in 1913 and from the Naval Staff
College in 1924. He
became a
recognized torpedo
and destroyer
specialist. He was a rear admiral in command of Destroyer Squadron 3, Ozawa's
destroyer force in the Malaya
campaign, and commanded a destroyer force in
several "Tokyo Express" runs in the Solomons. He was
present at
the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
Hashimoto was promoted to vice admiral in 1944 and was in command of Cruiser Division 5 in the battle of Leyte Gulf, where his flagship, Myoko, was crippled, forcing him to transfer to Haguro, which was subsequently damaged by shellfire. Forced to retreat to Singapore, the Haguro was caught by British destroyers off Penang and sunk in one of the last surface actions of the war, in May 1945. Hashimoto died on the bridge of his flagship.
| 1892-5-11 | born | |
| 1913-12-19
|
Midshipman
|
Asama |
| 1914-8-11 | Chikuma | |
| 1914-12-1 | Sublieutenant
|
Staff, 1 Southern Detachment |
| 1915-2-1 | Chikuma | |
| 1915-8-16 | Yahagi | |
| 1916-12-1 | Lieutenant junior
grade |
Gunnery School Basic Course |
| 1917-6-1 | Torpedo School Basic Course | |
| 1917-12-1 | Kamikaze | |
| 1919-12-1 | Lieutenant | Torpedo School Advanced Course |
| 1920-12-1 | Commander, torpedo boat |
|
| 1921-6-8 | Kaede | |
| 1922-3-1 | Executive officer, Hasu | |
| 1922-9-20 | Chief torpedo officer, Okikaze | |
| 1923-12-1 | Commander, Yudachi | |
| 1924-12-1 | Naval college A-course | |
| 1925-12-1 | Lieutenant Commander |
|
| 1926-12-1 | Commander, Nashi | |
| 1927-12-1 | Staff, 2 Naval
District |
|
| 1930-12-1 | Commander | |
| 1931-11-14 | Staff, Bureau of Education |
|
| 1933-11-15 | 3 Naval
District |
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| 1934-1-31 | Commander, Torpedo Division 21 |
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| 1934-11-15 | Commander, Destroyer Division 5 |
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| 1935-11-15 | Captain | Commander, Destroyer Division 20 |
| 1936-12-1 | Commander, Destroyer Division 7 |
|
| 1937-12-1 | Chief of staff, Ryojun
Guard
District |
|
| 1939-11-15 | Commander, Chikuma | |
| 1940-11-1 | Commander, Hyuga | |
| 1941-9-1 | Commander, Destroyer Squadron 3 |
|
| 1941-10-15 | Rear Admiral |
|
| 1943-2-12 | 1 Naval
District |
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| 1943-3-15 | Commandant, Torpedo School |
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| 1943-11-25 | Commander, Cruiser Division 5 |
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| 1944-10-15 | Vice admiral |
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| 1945-5-16 | Killed in action |
References
Materials of IJN (accessed 2007-11-2)
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