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Horiuchi held staff positions throughout most of the war, but commanded 901 Air Group
in its final months. His air group was devoted primarily to convoy defense, primarily in the South China Sea.
| 1897-8-6 | born | |
| 1918-11-21 |
Midshipman | Graduates from Naval Academy, standing 12 in a class of 124. Assigned to CL Tokiwa |
| 1919-8-1 | Ensign | BC Ibuki |
| 1920-12-1 | Torpedo School Basic Course | |
| 1921-5-20 | Gunnery School Basic Course | |
| 1921-12-1 | Lieutenant junior
grade |
CL Asama |
| 1923-3-20 | DD Hasu |
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| 1923-12-1 | Naval College Navigator Course | |
| 1924-12-1 | Lieutenant | DD Numakaze |
| 1925-12-1 | PG Saga |
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| 1926-12-1 | Instructor, Naval Academy |
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| 1927-12-1 | Naval College A-Course | |
| 1929-11-30 | Lieutenant
commander |
CL Nagara |
| 1930-12-1 | S5, N3, Navy General Staff |
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| 1931-2-1 | Resident officer, Britain |
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| 1933-4-5 | N3, Navy General Staff | |
| 1933-5-1 | Staff, Bureau of Public Relations, Navy MinistryFrench Indochina | |
| 1933-10-1 | Staff, N3, Navy General Staff |
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| 1934-11-15 | Commander | |
| 1935-4-1 | Executive officer, CL Yura |
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| 1935-10-21 | Instructor, Naval College | |
| 1937-10-15 | Navy General Staff |
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| 1937-12-1 | Staff, Bureau of Naval Affairs, Navy
Ministry |
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| 1939-11-15 | Captain | Chief, S8, N3, Navy
General Staff |
| 1941-12 |
Naval attaché, French Indochina |
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| 1942-6-5 | Staff, 1
Southern Expeditionary Fleet |
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| 1942-11-15 | Navy General Staff |
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| 1942-12-24 | Staff, Total Warfare Resarch Lab | |
| 1942-12-26 | Chief, S1, Readiness Bureau, Navy Ministry |
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| 1944-5-13 | Staff, 1
Maritime Escort Fleet |
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| 1944-5-18 | Chief of staff, 1 Maritime Escort Fleet | |
| 1944-10-15 | Rear admiral |
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| 1944-12-10 | Chief of staff, 1 Escort
Fleet |
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| 1945-1-1 | Commander, 901 Air Group |
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| 1945-9-25 | Vice chief of staff, Osaka Guard District |
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| 1945-11-30 | Retires | |
| 1945-12-1 | Department of 2 Demobilization |
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| 1946-1-25 | Retires | |
| 1984-4-18 | Dies |
References
Materials of IJN (accessed 2009-2-16)
OPNAV-P-03-100 (accessed 2012-11-10)
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