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Edo Heitaro commanded Kii Guard Force when broke
out. He later commanded Ozawa's
escort forces at Leyte Gulf. Assigned as first commander of Escort Squadron 31, which was to have participated in the reinforcement of Leyte, he
went down with his flagship, Shimotsuki,
when it was torpedoed by submarine Cavalla
on 25 November 1944.
| 1890-7-5 | born | |
| 1912-7-17 | Midshipman |
Graduates from Naval Academy, standing 79th in a class of 144. Assigned to CA Adzuma |
| 1913-5-1 | BC Kurama |
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| 1913-12-1 | Ensign | BB Kawachi |
| 1914-3-23 | Awaiting assignment |
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| 1914-7-15 | 1 Naval District |
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| 1914-8-23 | BB Sagami |
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| 1915-12-15 |
Lieutenant junior
grade |
Torpedo School Basic Course |
| 1916-6-1 | Gunnery School Basic Course | |
| 1916-12-1 | 1 Naval District | |
| 1917-5-5 | Yokosuka
Sailor Corps |
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| 1918-6-1 | BB Kashima |
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| 1919-12-1 | Lieutenant | Torpedo School Advanced Course |
| 1920-12-1 | BB Haruna |
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| 1921-4-30 | CA Chitose |
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| 1922-2-1 | DD Tachikaze |
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| 1923-12-1 | CVL Hosho |
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| 1925-4-15 | CL Iwate |
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| 1925-12-1 | Lieutenant
commander |
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| 1926-4-20 | Kasumigaura
Air Group |
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| 1927-11-15 | CVL Hosho | |
| 1929-2-1 | Commander, DD Momi |
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| 1929-11-30 | Commander, DD Oite |
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| 1931-11-2 | Commander, DD Uranami |
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| 1931-12-1 | Commander | |
| 1932-12-1 | Commander, DD Usugumo |
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| 1933-4-1 | BB Fuso |
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| 1933-11-15 | Executive officer, CL Naka |
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| 1934-8-1 | Commander, DD Hibiki |
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| 1935-11-21 | Commander, Destroyer Division 29 |
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| 1936-12-1 | Commander, Destroyer Division 5 |
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| 1937-12-1 | Captain | |
| 1938-12-15 | Commander, CL Nagara |
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| 1939-7-1 | Commander, CA Kako |
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| 1939-11-15 | Commander, CL Yubari |
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| 1940-11-1 | 1 Naval District | |
| 1940-11-15 | Commander, 3 Defense Force |
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| 1941-4-20 | 1 Naval District | |
| 1941-6-20 | 2 Naval District |
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| 1941-10-1 | Commander, Kii Guard Force |
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| 1942-11-1 | Rear admiral |
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| 1943-3-6 | Commander, Destroyer Squadron 3 |
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| 1943-4-8 | Commander, 2 Yokosuka Sailor Corps |
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| 1943-8-24 | Commander, Yokosuka Guard Force |
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| 1944-8-15 | Commander, Destroyer Squadron 3 | |
| 1944-8-20 | Commander, Escort Squadron 31 |
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| 1944-11-25 | Vice admiral |
Killed in action |
References
Materials of IJN (accessed 2009-12-7)
Nevitt (1997; accessed 2012-11-12)
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