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Ban Masami was commander of Yubari when war broke out.
He was given command of Ashigara on 25 September
1942 and of Fuso
on 23 February 1944. Promoted to rear admiral while still in command of
Fuso, he perished with his
ship at
the Battle of Surigao Strait just
ten days later.
| 1893-10-18 |
born | |
| 1914-12-19 | Midshipman |
Graduates from Naval Academy, standing 58th in a class of 117. Assigned to CL Soya |
| 1915-8-27 | BC Ibuki |
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| 1915-12-13 | Ensign | BB Fuso |
| 1916-12-1 | BC Tsukuba |
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| 1917-2-1 | CL Chiyoda | |
| 1917-12-1 | Lieutenant junior
grade |
Torpedo School Basic Course |
| 1918-5-20 | Gunnery School Basic Course | |
| 1918-12-1 | DD Harukaze | |
| 1919-12-1 | CL Tatsuta | |
| 1920-12-1 | Lieutenant | Gunnery School Advanced Course |
| 1921-12-1 | DD Kuwa | |
| 1922-12-1 | DD Amatsukaze | |
| 1923-3-24 | DD Umikaze | |
| 1924-2-5 | CL Kitakami | |
| 1924-12-1 | Commander, AM Hatsushimo | |
| 1926-12-1 | Commander, DD Kusunoki | |
| 1927-12-1 | Lieutenant commander |
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| 1928-12-10 | Commander, DD Tsubaki | |
| 1929-11-30 | Commander, DD Sawakaze | |
| 1931-11-14 | Commander, DD Hatakaze | |
| 1932-2-21 | Commander, DD Kisaragi | |
| 1933-11-15 | Commander | |
| 1934-11-15 | Commander, DD Shirakumo | |
| 1935-11-21 | Commander, DD Hibiki | |
| 1936-12-1 | Commander, Torpedo Boat Division 21 |
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| 1937-12-1 | Commander, Minesweeper Division 11 |
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| 1938-10-3 | 1 Naval District |
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| 1939-11-15 | Captain | |
| 1940-3-2 | Commander, Destroyer Division 6 |
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| 1940-11-1 | Commander, CL Yubari | |
| 1942-8-15 | 1 Naval District | |
| 1942-9-10 | Staff, Southwest
Area Fleet |
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| 1942-9-25 | Commander, CA Ashigara | |
| 1944-1-30 | Staff, 1 Fleet |
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| 1944-2-23 | Commander, BB Fuso | |
| 1944-10-15 | Rear admiral |
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| 1944-10-25 | Vice admiral |
Killed in action at Surigao Strait |
References
CombinedFleet.com (accessed 2007-4-30)
Materials
of IJN (accessed 2008-1-7)
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