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Kikuchi was the 45-year-old captain
of the Hosho
in 1941. An aviator and expert on torpedo
bombers, he
had previously held staff
positions with various land-based naval air groups. He
commanded the Zuikaku
in
1943 and the Taiho
in 1944 before being promoted to rear
admiral in October 1944. He served in staff positions the remainder of the war.
| 1896-11-22
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born | |
| 1917-11-24 | Midshipman | Graduates from Naval Academy, standing 49th in a class of 89. Assigned to CL Iwate |
| 1918-7-11 | BB Settsu |
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| 1918-8-1 | Ensign | |
| 1919-9-25 | CL Suma | |
| 1920-6-1 | CL Chitose | |
| 1920-12-1 | Lieutenant junior grade |
Gunnery School Basic Course |
| 1921-5-20 | Torpedo School Basic Course | |
| 1921-12-1 | DD Mikazuki | |
| 1922-1-20 | Yokosuka
Air Group |
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| 1922-12-1 | Kasumigaura
Air Group |
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| 1922-12-5 | Instructor, Kasumigaura Air Group | |
| 1924-12-1 | Instructor, Yokosuka Air Group | |
| 1925-1-7 | Yokosuka Air Group | |
| 1926-12-1 | Instructor, Kasumigaura Air Group | |
| 1927-11-15 | CVL Hosho |
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| 1928-10-18 | CV Kaga |
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| 1928-12-10 | CV Akagi |
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| 1929-11-1 | CVL Hosho | |
| 1929-11-30 | Lieutenant
commander |
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| 1930-11-1 | Omura
Air Group |
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| 1932-12-1 | Trip to Europe and the United States |
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| 1933-8-1 | Staff, Bureau of Flight Research, Air
Arsenal |
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| 1934-11-1 | CV Akagi | |
| 1935-10-21 | Staff, Carrier Division 2 |
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| 1935-11-15 | Commander | |
| 1935-11-16 | Naval Air Command |
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| 1936-12-1 | Staff, Burea of Education, Naval Air
Command |
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| 1937-7-11 | Staff, 1 Combined Air Group |
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| 1938-3-22 | Staff, 1 Combined Air Group |
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| 1938-12-15 | Staff, Burea of Education, Naval Air Command | |
| 1939-11-15 | Captain | Commander, Takao
Air Group |
| 1940-11-1 | Commander, CVL Hosho | |
| 1941-9-15 | Commander, Tateyama Air Group |
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| 1942-3-20 | Staff, 11 Combined Air Group |
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| 1943-6-20 | Commander, CV Zuikaku | |
| 1943-12-23 | Commander, CV Taiho |
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| 1944-7-10 | Commander, 25 Air Flotilla |
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| 1944-10-15 | Rear admiral |
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| 1944-10-24 | Chief of staff, 2 Air Fleet |
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| 1945-1-8 | Chief of staff, 1 Air Fleet |
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| 1945-6-5 | Staff, Combined Fleet |
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| 1945-6-25 | Vice chief of staff, Combined Fleet |
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| 1945-10-15 | Retires |
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| 1988-1-31 | Dies |
References
Materials
of IJN (accessed 2008-4-22)
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