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Morishita Nobuei assumed command of battleship Yamato in late January 1944. He was promoted to rear admiral the following October and became chief of staff of 2 Fleet in late November. He participated in the suicide mission of Yamato in April 1945, but survived the battle to be rescued by destroyer Yukikaze.
Morishita was considered a brilliant staff officer
and shared Yamamoto's
fondness for poker. While observing the American attacks on Yamato, he commented, "Beautifully
done, isn't it?"
| 1895-2-2 | born | |
| 1917-11-24 |
Midshipman | Graduates from Naval Academy, standing 39th in a class of 89. Assigned to CL Asama |
| 1918-7-11 | BB Hiei |
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| 1918-8-1 | Ensign | |
| 1918-12-1 | Gunnery School Basic Course | |
| 1919-5-23 | Torpedo School Basic Course | |
| 1919-12-1 | DD Oboro |
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| 1920-3-29 | Corvette Musashi |
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| 1920-8-12 | DD Kamikaze |
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| 1920-12-1 | Lieutenant junior grade |
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| 1921-7-1 | DD Fuji |
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| 1922-4-8 | CL Iwate |
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| 1923-3-20 | CL Chikuma |
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| 1923-12-1 | Lieutenant | Torpedo School Advanced Course |
| 1924-12-1 | DD-5 |
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| 1926-12-1 | DD Shiokaze |
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| 1927-6-25 | Instructor, Torpedo School | |
| 1929-11-30 | Lieutenant
commander |
Naval College A-Course |
| 1931-12-1 | Commander, DD Yuzuki |
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| 1933-11-1 | Staff, Destroyer Squadron 1 |
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| 1934-11-15 | Staff, Destroyer Squadron 2 |
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| 1935-11-15 | Commander | Instructor, Torpedo School |
| 1937-7-28 | Staff, Destroyer Squadron 4 |
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| 1937-12-1 | Staff, Gunboat Division 7 |
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| 1938-12-1 | Instructor, Naval College | |
| 1939-11-15 | Captain | |
| 1940-10-15 | Commander, Destroyer Division 8 |
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| 1941-9-1 | Commander, CL Oi |
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| 1942-4-25 | Commander, CL Sendai |
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| 1943-6-14 | Commander, BB Haruna |
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| 1944-1-25 | Commander, BB Yamato |
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| 1944-10-15 | Rear admiral |
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| 1944-11-25 | Chief of staff, 2 Fleet |
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| 1945-5-1 | Vice chief of staff, Shipping Supervisor,
Joint General Staff |
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| 1945-9-15 | Commander, Kure
Sailor Corps |
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| 1945-11-30 | To reserves |
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| 1945-12-1 | Kure
area demobilization office |
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| 1946-2-27 | Director, Kure area demobilization office | |
| 1946-6-15 | Chief, Kure area demobilization office | |
| 1947-3-31 | Member, 2 Demobilization Burea, Demobilization Agency | |
| 1947-4-16 | Retires | |
| 1960-6-17 | Dies |
References
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