Kōichi Shiozawa
Kōichi Shiozawa | |
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Native name | 塩沢 幸一 |
Born | March 5, 1881 Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan |
Died | November 17, 1943[1] | (aged 62)
Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
Service/ | Imperial Japanese Navy |
Years of service | 1904–1943 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held | Furutaka, 1st Expeditionary Fleet, Chinkai Guard District, Naval Aviation Bureau, Maizuru Naval District, Sasebo Naval District, 5th Fleet, Naval Construction Bureau, Naval Councillor, Yokosuka Naval District |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd class Order of the Golden Kite, 3rd Class |
Kōichi Shiozawa (塩沢 幸一, Shiozawa Kōichi, March 5, 1881 – November 17, 1943) was an admiral in the
Biography
Shiozawa was born in
He served as midshipman on Karasaki and the battleship Asahi during the Russo-Japanese War. Promoted to ensign on August 31, 1905, he was assigned to the destroyer Hibiki and as a sub-lieutenant (from September 29, 1907), to the battleship Mikasa. Following his promotion to lieutenant on October 11, 1909, he was assigned to the battleship Sagami followed by the cruiser Tone.
After graduating from the 13th class of the
Shiozawa was
At the time of the
From December 1932, Shiozawa was commander of the
Shiozawa was promoted to full admiral on November 15, 1939. He commanded the Yokosuka Naval District from September 5, 1940 to September 10, 1941.
In May 1943, following Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto's death in action, Shiozawa, a lifelong friend, presided over his state funeral.[3] Shiozawa died a few months later, in November 1943 of an acute pancreas ailment.
References
Notes
Books
- Agawa, Hiroyuki (1979). The Reluctant Admiral. Bester, John (trans.). New York: Kodansha International. ISBN 4-7700-2539-4.
- Jordan, Donald Allen (2001). China's Trial by Fire: The Shanghai War of 1932. University of Michigan Press. ISBN 0-472-11165-5.
External links
- Howard G. Chua-Eoan (1989-09-04). "A Distant Mirror". Time Magazine. Archived from the originalon October 10, 2012. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- Time Magazine Nov. 29, 1943, Deaths
- Nishida, Hiroshi. "Imperial Japanese Navy". Retrieved 21 February 2020.