of maintaining it. However, he does make some crucial mistakes in this memoir such as claiming that Kirishima sunk USS San Francisco at the Battle of Guadalcanal despite the fact that San Francisco was scrapped the same year his memoir was published. Personal life Hara had three children with his wife Chizu: two daughters Keiko and Yoko, and a son, Mikito, who was born shortly before the start of hostilities. Notes References External links Recall Roster CombinedFleet.com biography of Hara Japanese military personnel of World War II Imperial Japanese Navy officers 1900 births 1980 deaths Military personnel from Kagawa Prefecture Battle of Midway