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Matsunaga Sadaichi commanded 22
Air Flotilla at the outbreak
of
war. His aircraft sank the British
battle cruiser
Repulse and battleship Prince
of Wales
a few days into
the war.
By June 1944 Matsunaga commanded 27
Air Flotilla at Iwo Jima.
| 1892-4-25 | Born | |
| 1913-12-19 |
Midshipman | Graduates from Naval Academy, standing 8th in a class of 118. Assigned to CL Adzuma |
| 1914-8-11 | CL Iwate |
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| 1914-12-1 | Ensign | |
| 1916-9-1 | BB Iwame |
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| 1916-12-11 | Lieutenant junior grade |
Torpedo School Basic Course |
| 1917-6-1 | Gunnery School Basic Course | |
| 1917-12-1 | BB Fuso(c)(c) | |
| 1918-5-1 | Staff, 2 Special Task Fleet | |
| 1918-10-1 | DD Katsura |
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| 1919-8-5 | BB Settsu |
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| 1919-12-1 | Lieutenant | Gunnery School Advanced Course |
| 1920-12-1 | DD Katsura | |
| 1921-12-1 | DD Kaki |
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| 1922-11-10 | Adjutant, 3 Naval District |
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| 1924-12-1 | BB Hieiaircraft |
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| 1925-12-1 | Lieutenant
commander |
Staff, 3 Naval District |
| 1927-12-1 | Commander, DD Kaki | |
| 1929-11-1 | Commander, DD Kisaraki |
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| 1930-12-1 | Commander | Staff, Mako Guard District |
| 1932-11-1 | Staff, Bureau of Naval Affairs, Navy
Ministry |
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| 1934-11-15 | Captain | |
| 1934-12-15 | Trip to Europe, United States |
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| 1935-10-7 | AO Sunosaki |
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| 1936-4-25 | CL Isuzu |
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| 1936-12-1 | Commander, Interim Local Defense Squadron |
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| 1937-12-1 | Chief of staff, Chinkai Guard
District |
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| 1939-11-15 | Staff, Kainan I Naval Special Task Office | |
| 1940-1-15 | Chief, Kainan I Naval Special Task Office | |
| 1940-10-15 | Staff, China Area Fleet |
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| 1940-11-1 | Commander, 2 Combined Air Group |
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| 1940-11-15 | Rear admiral |
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| 1941-1-15 | Commander, 22 Air
Flotilla |
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| 1942-5-15 | Commander, 12 Combined Air Group |
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| 1943-6-25 | Navy General Staff |
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| 1943-9-1 | Chief of staff, 1 Naval District |
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| 1943-11-1 | Vice admiral |
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| 1944-3-1 | Commander, 27 Air Flotilla |
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| 1944-8-15 | Commander, 11 Combined Air Group | |
| 1945-3-1 | Navy General Staff |
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| 1945-6-10 | Director, 2 Technical Arsenal | |
| 1945-9-30 | Retires |
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| 1965-12-2 | Dies |
References
Materials of IJN (accessed 2008-4-3)
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