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Futami was chief of staff of 17 Army during the Guadalcanal campaign. He expressed misgivings about sending the Ichiki Detachment alone to retake the island, believing the Marines
numbered around 8000, much higher than previous estimates but still far
short of the mark. His subsequent retirement suggests he was either
scapegoated for the failure of the campaign or his health failed in the awful conditions in the South Pacific, but he was called out of retirement to command 154 Division
in Kyushu in the final months of
the war.
| 1895 |
Born |
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| 1938 |
Colonel
|
General Staff |
| 1938 |
Senior staff officer, Korea Army |
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| 1940 |
Chief, Maneuvers Section, 11 Army |
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| 1941 |
Major general | Vice chief of staff, 11 Army |
| 1942 |
Eastern
District Army |
|
| 1942-5-2
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Chief of staff, 17 Army |
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| 1942-10-1
|
Eastern District Army | |
| 1942 |
Retires |
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| 1942 |
Recalled. Commandant, Ratsu Fortress |
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| 1945 |
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Commander, 107
Independent Mixed Brigade |
| 1945 |
Lieutenant
general |
Commander, 154 Division |
| 1945 |
Retires |
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| 1987 |
Dies |
References
Generals.dk
(accessed 2009-4-15)
Pettibone (2007)
Smith (2003; accessed 2012-11-13)
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