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Kimura Susumu commanded Destroyer Squadron 10, which escorted 1 Air Fleet at the battle of Midway; Abe's battleship force at Eastern Solomons, Santa Cruz, and the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal; and Kurita's surface fleet at the battle of Leyte Gulf.
| 1891-6-1 | Born | |
| 1912-7-17 | Midshipman |
Graduates from Naval Academy, standing 55th in a class of 144 Assigned to CA Adzuma |
| 1913-5-1 | BB Aki |
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| 1913-12-1 | Ensign | CA Tokiwa |
| 1914-1-15 | Awaiting assignment |
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| 1914-3-23 | BB Aki | |
| 1915-12-13 |
Lieutenant junior
grade |
Gunnery School Basic Course |
| 1916-6-1 | Torpedo School Basic Course | |
| 1916-12-1 | AR Kanto |
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| 1917-12-1 | DD Shiratsuyu1 Air Fleet |
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| 1918-12-1 | Naval College Navigation Course | |
| 1919-12-1 | Lieutenant | AP Matsue |
| 1920-12-1 | DD Amatsukaze |
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| 1920-12-15 | Akikaze | |
| 1921-6-8 | AP Takasake | |
| 1922-5-15 | Minesweeper supervisor |
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| 1922-12-1 | AM Aso | |
| 1923-5-1 | Interim Defense Unit |
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| 1923-12-15 | AR Kanto | |
| 1924-12-1 | BB Fuji | |
| 1925-12-1 | Lieutenant
commander |
Instructor, Kasuga |
| 1926-11-1 | Kinu |
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| 1927-12-1 | Instructor, Kasuga | |
| 1929-2-1 | Myoko |
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| 1930-11-1 | Hyuga | |
| 1931-12-1 | Commander | |
| 1932-12-1 | Instructor, Gunnery School | |
| 1933-5-1 | Commander, Uranami |
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| 1933-11-15 | Commander, Ushio | |
| 1934-11-15 | Commander, Destroyer Division 2 |
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| 1935-5-20 | Executive officer, Iwate | |
| 1935-10-31 | Commander, Destroyer Division 30 |
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| 1936-12-1 | Captain | Commander, Destroyer Division 19 |
| 1937-12-1 | Commander, Sendai | |
| 1938-12-15 | Chief, Navigation Research Division, Yokosuka Navy Yard |
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| 1939-11-15 | Commander, Mikuma | |
| 1940-11-1 | Commander, Haruna | |
| 1941-8-20 | Chief, B1, Naval Hydrography Command |
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| 1942-3-20 | Staff, 1 Air Fleet |
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| 1942-4-10 | Commander, Destroyer Squadron 10 |
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| 1942-5-1 | Rear admiral |
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| 1943-1-21 | 1 Naval District |
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| 1943-4-1 | Commander, Destroyer Squadron 11 |
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| 1943-11-20 | Staff, 3 Fleet |
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| 1943-12-3 | Commander, Destroyer Squadron 10 |
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| 1944-12-19 | Schoolmaster, Navigation School |
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| 1945-5-1 | Vice admiral |
Director, Naval Hydrography Command |
| 1945-11-29 | Retires |
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| 1980-3-16 | Dies |
References
Materials of IJN (accessed 2008-2-16)
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