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Kobayashi Masami was a 53-year-old vice admiral in command of the Osaka Guard District at the start of the Pacific War. He was a native of Yamagata Prefecture and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1910. He spent four years in the United States as naval attaché and commanded two ships and several shore units. He was promoted to command of 4 Fleet at Truk on 26 July 1943, but was retired in disgrace after the loss of the Gilbert Islands in June 1944.
| 1890-6-18 | Born in Yamagata prefecture |
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| 1910-7-18 | Midshipman | Graduates from Naval Academy, standing 4th in a class of 149. Assigned to CL Kasagi |
| 1911-3-11 | BB Asahi | |
| 1911-12-1 | Ensign | |
| 1912-12-1 | BB Kongo | |
| 1913-12-1 | Lieutenant junior grade |
Gunnery School Basic Course |
| 1914-5-27 | Torpedo School Basic Course | |
| 1914-12-1 | DD Kisaragi | |
| 1915-12-13 |
BC Kurama | |
| 1916-12-1 | Lieutenant | Naval College B-Course |
| 1917-5-1 | Naval College Majored Course | |
| 1917-12-1 | CM Katsuriki | |
| 1918-12-1 | CL Akitsushima | |
| 1919-12-1 | Adjutant, 3 Fleet |
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| 1920-12-1 | Instructor, Naval Academy |
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| 1921-12-1 | Naval College A-Course | |
| 1922-12-1 | Lieutenant
commander |
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| 1923-10-15 | Bureau of Naval Affairs, Navy
Ministry |
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| 1923-12-1 | Commander, PG Hira | |
| 1925-1-6 | Navy General Staff |
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| 1925-12-1 | Resident in United States |
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| 1927-5-1 | Assistant Attache, United States |
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| 1927-12-1 | Commander | |
| 1928-7-15 | Executive officer, AS Chogei | |
| 1928-12-10 | Staff, Bureau of Personnel, Navy Ministry |
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| 1930-12-1 | Navy General Staff |
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| 1931-12-1 | Captain | |
| 1931-12-9 | Attendant to Plenipotentiary, Geneva conference | |
| 1932-11-15 | Attache, United States |
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| 1934-11-15 | Chief, S5, N3, Navy General Staff |
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| 1936-12-1 | Commander, BB Yamashiro | |
| 1937-10-20 | Chief of staff, 4 Fleet |
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| 1937-12-1 | Rear admiral |
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| 1938-9-1 | Chief of staff, 3 Naval District |
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| 1939-11-15 | Commander, Kanko Area Base Unit |
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| 1940-11-15 | Commander, Shanghai Auxiliary Area Base Unit |
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| 1941-6-2 | Director, Naval Hydrography Command |
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| 1941-10-15 | Vice admiral |
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| 1941-11-20 | Commander, Osaka Guard District | |
| 1943-4-1 | Commander, 4 Fleet |
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| 1944-2-19 | Navy General Staff |
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| 1944-5-31 | Retires |
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| 1977-8-7 | Dies |
References
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