Naka - 25 May 1935 – 15 November 1935 Commanding Officer, CL Kuma - 15 November 1935 – 1 December 1936 Commanding Officer, CA Takao - 1 December 1936 – 3 June 1938 Commanding Officer, CA Ashigara - 3 June 1938 – 1 December 1938 ComSubRon 5–20 October 1941 – 10 July 1942 Acting Commanding Officer, Kure SubRon - 31 August 1942 – 1 April 1943 ComSubRon 11–1 April 1943 – 20 October 1943 Commander-in-Chief, 6th Fleet - 1 May 1945 – 15 September 1945 Dates of Promotion Midshipman - 17 July 1912 Ensign - 1 December 1913 Sublieutenant - 13 December 1915 Lieutenant - 1 December 1918 Lieutenant Commander - 1 December 1924 Commander - 30 November 1929 Captain - 15 November 1934 Rear Admiral - 15 November 1940 Vice Admiral - 1 November 1943 Ancestry References Books External links Notes 1891 births 1947 deaths Imperial Japanese Navy admirals Japanese admirals of World War II Kazoku People from Chiyoda, Tokyo Japanese people executed for war crimes Executed military personnel People executed by the Netherlands by firearm