l end ale ) ▁Category : American ▁television ▁actress es ▁Category : Act ress es ▁from ▁Pitts burgh ▁Category : Cal iforn ia ▁Republic ans <0x0A> </s> ▁, ▁was ▁an ▁adm iral ▁in ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Japanese ▁Navy ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁Biography ▁A ▁native ▁of ▁Ni ig ata ▁Pref ect ure , ▁Ko yan agi ▁was ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 2 nd ▁class ▁of ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Japanese ▁Navy ▁Academy ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁He ▁served ▁his ▁mid ship man ▁duty ▁on ▁the ▁cru iser ▁ ▁and ▁batt les hip ▁. ▁Commission ed ▁a ▁sub - lie utenant ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁cru iser ▁. ▁After ▁comple ting ▁tor ped o ▁and ▁g unn ery ▁schools , ▁he ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁crew ▁of ▁the ▁cru iser ▁ ▁and ▁destroy ers ▁, ▁ ▁and ▁. ▁After ▁gradu ation ▁from ▁the ▁Navy ▁Staff ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁and ▁his ▁promotion ▁to ▁lieutenant ▁commander , ▁he ▁was ▁assigned ▁his ▁first ▁command : ▁the ▁destroy er ▁. ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁instruct or ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 9 – 1 9 3 8 , ▁special izing ▁in ▁destroy er ▁operations ▁and ▁tor ped o ▁war fare , ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁sea ▁again ▁as ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁I w ate . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁he ▁became ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁cru iser ▁. ▁▁▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁attack ▁on ▁Pear l ▁Har bor