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Hasegawa Kiichi was an aviator and captain of the Akagi
when war broke out in the Pacific. He participated in the Pearl Harbor and Rabaul raids, supported operations in the Netherlands East Indies, and participated in the Indian Ocean raid before being transferred to command of Tsuchiura
Air Group, a land-based air group, in April 1942.
Promoted to rear admiral in November 1942, Hasegawa commanded 22 Air Flotilla at Rabaul when it was struck by the Hailstone raids of February 1944, in which he was killed.
| 1894-4-15 | born | |
| 1914-12-19 |
Midshipman | Graduates from Naval Academy, standing 27th in a class of 117. Assigned to CL Soya |
| 1915-8-27 | CL Tokiwa |
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| 1915-12-7 | BC Ikoma |
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| 1915-12-13 | Ensign | |
| 1917-4-1 | CL Nisshin |
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| 1917-12-1 | Lieutenant junior grade |
Torpedo School Basic Course |
| 1918-5-20 | Gunnery School Basic Course | |
| 1918-12-1 | BB Hiei |
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| 1919-8-1 | CL Tsushima |
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| 1919-12-1 | DD Nenohi |
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| 1920-12-1 | Lieutenant | Torpedo School Advanced Course |
| 1921-12-1 | CL Tenryu |
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| 1922-4-15 | Yokosuka
Air Group |
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| 1922-11-1 | Kasumigaura
Air Group |
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| 1924-12-1 | AV Wakamiya |
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| 1925-11-16 | Staff, Destroyer Squadron 1 |
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| 1926-12-1 | Lieutenant
commander |
Staff, 3 Naval District |
| 1928-12-10 | 1 Naval District |
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| 1929-4-1 | Staff, Carrier Division 1 |
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| 1929-11-1 | Sasebo
Air Group |
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| 1931-4-25 | Naval Air Command |
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| 1931-12-1 | Commander | |
| 1932-4-1 | Staff, B-Adm, Naval Air Command |
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| 1933-5-1 | Trip to Europe, USA | |
| 1934-7-2 | Staff, B-Adm, Naval Air Command |
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| 1935-10-15 | Executive officer, CVL Ryujo | |
| 1936-12-1 | Captain | Commander, Kure
Air Group |
| 1937-7-11 | Commander, 21 Air Group |
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| 1937-10-20 | Chief, S2, B-Tec, Naval Air Command |
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| 1938-4-1 | Chief, S3, B-Tec, Naval Air Command |
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| 1939-11-15 | Commander, CVL Ryujo | |
| 1940-6-21 | Commander, 12 Air Group |
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| 1941-3-25 | Commander, CV Akagi | |
| 1942-4-25 | Commander, Tsuchiura
Air Group |
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| 1942-11-1 | Rear admiral |
Naval Air Command |
| 1943-9-1 | Chief, B4, Naval Air Command |
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| 1943-11-15 | Commander, 50 Air
Flotilla |
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| 1944-1-1 | Commander, 22 Air
Flotilla |
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| 1944-3-29 | Vice admiral |
Killed in action |
References
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