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Sato Tsutomu commanded Submarine Squadron 1 at the start of the Pacific War and was on board I-9 when war broke out. He moved on to other duties by mid-1942.
Sato was called out of retirement in early 1944 to direct convoy escort forces. He commanded convoy HI-81 bound for Manila and Singapore in November 1944, but ULTRA intelligence allowed Lockwood to direct two submarine wolfpacks against the convoy, and eight ships were sunk with very heavy loss of life. Sato took refuge at Raffle's Island (122.476E 30.704N) and then dispersed the convoy, and survived the war.
| 1890-6-3 | Born | |
| 1912-7-17 | Midshipman | Graduates from Naval Academy, standing 32nd in a class of 144. Assigned to CL Soya |
| 1913-5-1 | BC Ikoma |
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| 1913-12-1 | Ensign | CL Kasagi |
| 1914-12-1 | Torpedo School Basic Course | |
| 1915-5-26 | Gunnery School Basic Course | |
| 1915-12-13 |
Lieutenant junior grade |
BB Shikishima |
| 1916-12-1 | Torpedo Boat Division 15 |
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| 1917-12-1 | Submarine Division 3 |
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| 1918-11-2 | Submarine Division 12 |
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| 1918-12-1 | Lieutenant | Torpedo School Advanced Course |
| 1919-12-1 | Submarine Division 14 |
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| 1920-4-30 | Submarine Division 17 |
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| 1920-5-19 | Commander, Submarine Division 13 |
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| 1920-9-15 | Instructor, Submarine School | |
| 1921-2-16 | Commander, SS-14 |
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| 1922-12-1 | Commander, SS-28 | |
| 1923-12-1 | Commander, SS-40 |
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| 1924-11-1 | Commander, Ro-22 |
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| 1924-12-1 | Lieutenant
commander |
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| 1925-12-1 | Commander, Ro-58 | |
| 1926-4-5 | Commander, Ro-22 | |
| 1926-12-1 | Commander, Ro-26 |
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| 1927-12-1 | Commander, I-53 |
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| 1928-12-10 | 2 Naval District |
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| 1929-4-8 | Staff, Bureau of Submarines, Kure Navy Yard |
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| 1930-12-1 | Commander | |
| 1931-10-15 | Commander, Submarine Division 11 |
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| 1932-12-1 | Commander, Submarine Division 29 |
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| 1934-11-1 | Commander, Submarine Division 8 |
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| 1934-11-15 | Captain | |
| 1936-12-1 | Commander, CL Kuma | |
| 1938-6-15 | Commander, CA Kinugasa | |
| 1939-11-15 | Commander, BB Fuso | |
| 1940-10-15 | Staff, 4 Fleet |
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| 1940-11-15 | Rear admiral |
Commander, Submarine Squadron 7 |
| 1941-8-11 | Commander, Submarine Squadron 1 | |
| 1942-6-11 | Commander, Kure
Sailor Corps |
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| 1943-12-20 | Retires but is immediately recalled to
active duty |
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| 1944-4-15 | Commander, 8
Convoy Headquarters |
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| 1945-1-9 | Staff, Maritime
Escort Fleet |
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| 1945-6-9 | Navy
General Staff |
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| 1945-9-1 | Retires |
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| 1980-8-25 | Dies |
References
CombinedFleet.com (2007; accessed 2012-6-30)
Materials of IJN (accessed 2008-4-3)
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