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Irifune was a gunnery expert who was
among the first Japanese officers to glimpse the German Würzburg radar, while on a technical exchange
mission to Europe in 1940. He commanded 32 Base Force
at the start of the Pacific War, and was in charge of the task force that carried out the Mindanao invasion.
| 1891-2-27 | born | |
| 1911-7-18 | Midshipman | Graduates from Naval Academy, standing 83rd in a class of 148. Assigned to CL Aso |
| 1912-3-29 | BB Kawachi |
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| 1912-12-1 | Ensign | BC Kurama |
| 1913-12-1 | Gunnery School Basic Course | |
| 1914-5-27 | Torpedo School Basic Course | |
| 1914-12-1 | Lieutenant junior
grade |
CL Itsukushima |
| 1915-5-1 | BC Ibuki |
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| 1915-12-13 |
Torpedo Boat Division 2 |
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| 1916-12-1 | BB Suwo |
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| 1917-7-2 | 1 Naval District |
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| 1917-12-1 | Naval College B-Course | |
| 1918-4-5 | Gunnery School Advanced Course | |
| 1918-12-1 | Lieutenant | BC Ibuki |
| 1920-12-1 | Instructor, Naval Academy |
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| 1922-5-1 | CL Idzumo |
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| 1923-5-10 | CL Tone |
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| 1923-8-1 | CL Chikuma |
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| 1924-12-1 | Lieutenant commander |
Instructor, Gunnery School |
| 1926-12-1 | CL Kinu |
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| 1927-12-1 | BB Kongo |
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| 1928-12-1 | BB Yamashiro |
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| 1929-11-5 | BB Mutsu |
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| 1929-11-15 | Instructor, Gunnery School | |
| 1929-11-30 | Commander | |
| 1933-11-15 | Executive officer, BB Hyuga |
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| 1934-11-15 | Captain | Staff, Combined Fleet |
| 1935-10-10 | Commander, AO Erimo |
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| 1936-3-20 | Chief Instructor, Gunnery School | |
| 1937-12-1 | Commander, CA Mikuma |
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| 1938-11-15 | Chief, S2, Bureau of Administration,
Naval Shipbuilding Command |
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| 1940-11-15 | Rear admiral |
Schoolmaster, Gunnery School |
| 1940-12-21 | Trip to Germany | |
| 1941-6-1 | Schoolmaster, Yokosuka Gunnery School |
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| 1941-11-17 | Staff, 3 Fleet |
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| 1941-11-20 | Commander, 32 Base Force | |
| 1943-3-15 | Schoolmaster, Yokosuka Gunnery School | |
| 1943-11-1 | Staff, 8 Fleet |
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| 1943-11-8 | Commander, 8
Special Base Force |
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| 1944-5-1 | Vice admiral |
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| 1944-12-1 | Chief of staff, 11 Air Fleet |
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| 1947-4-7 | Retires |
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| 1953-12-24 | Dies |
References
Materials of IJN (accessed 2009-2-19)
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