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Ariga Kosaku was a captain in command of Destroyer Division 4 at the Battle of Midway. His flagship, the Arashi, picked up an American torpedo bomber pilot, who was questioned and then executed. Ariga went on to become a rear admiral and was given command of Yamato in December 1942. Ariga chose to go down with Yamato on her final voyage in 1945, when she was attacked and sunk by hundreds of American carrier aircraft. He is reported to have tied himself to the compass binnacle to ensure that his body would not wash to the surface. Had he not perished in combat, he would probably have been hanged by the Allies.
| 1897-8-21 | born | |
| 1917-11-24 |
Midshipman | Graduates from Naval Academy, standing 58th in a class of 89. Assigned to Iwate |
| 1918-7-11 | Hyuga | |
| 1918-8-1 | Ensign | |
| 1918-12-1 | Torpedo School Basic Course | |
| 1919-5-23 | Gunnery School Basic Course | |
| 1919-12-1 | DD Minazuki | |
| 1920-4-1 | DD Nenohi | |
| 1920-12-1 | Lieutenant junior grade
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DD Akebono |
| 1920-12-25 | Aoi | |
| 1922-5-15 | DD Hatsuharu | |
| 1922-11-20 | Nagato | |
| 1923-12-1 | Lieutenant | Torpedo School Advanced Course |
| 1924-10-1 | Akikaze | |
| 1926-9-25 | DD-31 | |
| 1927-12-1 | Naka | |
| 1928-12-10 | Kiso | |
| 1929-11-1 | Commander, Yugao | |
| 1929-11-30 | Lieutenant commander |
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| 1930-12-1 | Commander, Fuyo | |
| 1932-1-28 | 1 Naval District |
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| 1932-2-12 | Commander, Tachikaze | |
| 1933-11-1 | Destroyer Division 5 |
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| 1933-11-15 | Commander, Matsukaze | |
| 1934-11-1 | Commander, Inazuma | |
| 1935-10-15 | Staff, Chinkai Guard
District |
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| 1935-11-15 | Commander |
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| 1937-12-1 | Executive officer, Sendai | |
| 1938-12-15 | Commander, Minesweeper Division 1 |
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| 1939-11-15 | Commander, Destroyer Division 11 |
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| 1940-11-15 | Captain | |
| 1941-6-18 | Commander, Destroyer Division 4 |
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| 1943-2-20 | 1 Naval District | |
| 1943-3-1 | Commander, Chokai | |
| 1944-6-6 | 1 Naval District | |
| 1944-7-10 | Chief Instructor, Torpedo School |
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| 1944-11-6 | Staff, 2 Fleet |
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| 1944-11-25 | Rear admiral |
Commander, Yamato |
| 1945-4-7 | Vice admiral |
Killed in action |
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