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Kiyota commanded heavy cruiser Nachi during the Aleutians invasion of June 1941. Later promoted to read admiral, he commanded 2 Convoy Headquarters in mid-1944.
| 1892-11-28 |
born | |
| 1914-12-19 | Midshipman | Graduates from Naval Academy, standing 42nd in a class of 117. Assigned to CL Soya |
| 1915-8-27 | BB Sagami |
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| 1915-12-13 | Ensign | CL Tsugaru |
| 1917-12-1 | Lieutenant junior
grade |
Torpedo School Basic Course |
| 1918-5-20 | Gunnery School Basic Course | |
| 1918-12-1 | DD Yudachi |
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| 1919-6-1 | Despatch boat Mogami |
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| 1920-5-7 | AP Koshu |
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| 1920-12-1 | Lieutenant | Naval College Navigator Course |
| 1921-12-1 | Corvette Yamato |
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| 1922-9-15 | PG Uji |
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| 1922-12-1 | DD Yakaze |
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| 1923-10-15 | AO Shiriya |
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| 1924-12-1 | AS Jingei |
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| 1926-12-1 | Lieutenant
commander |
CL Yura |
| 1927-12-1 | Instructor, CL Kasuga | |
| 1929-11-30 | CA Aoba |
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| 1931-10-20 | Instructor, Naval Academy |
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| 1932-12-1 | Commander | |
| 1933-11-15 | BB Kongo |
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| 1934-11-15 | Staff, Naval Hydrography Command |
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| 1937-11-19 | Commander, AO Hayatomo | |
| 1937-12-1 | Captain | |
| 1938-7-20 | Commander, AO Naruto | |
| 1938-12-15 | Chief, Administration Section, Naval
Hydrography Command |
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| 1940-9-25 | Commander, CA Kinugasa | |
| 1941-8-20 | Commander, CA Nachi |
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| 1942-11-1 | Rear admiral |
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| 1942-11-16 | Chief, B1, Naval Hydrography Command |
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| 1944-1-10 | Commander, Cruiser Division 14 |
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| 1944-4-8 | Commander, 2 Convoy Headquarters | |
| 1944-7-8 | Commander, Kure
Defense Squadron |
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| 1945-7-20 | Commander, 8
Special Attack Squadron |
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| 1945-11-15 | Retires |
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| 1961-7-17 | Dies |
References
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