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Kusaka Junichi entered the Japanese Navy just before World War I. Director of the Naval Academy at the start of the war, he was given command of Southeast Area Fleet and 11 Air Fleet at Rabaul in December 1942, relieving the ailing Tsukahara. Kusaka held this post for the remainder of the war. Postwar, he became a Buddhist aspirant.
| 1888-12-7 | Born | |
| 1909-11-19 |
Midshipman |
Graduates from Naval Academy, standing 21st in a class of 179. Assigned to Soya |
| 1910-7-16 | Chiyoda | |
| 1910-12-15 | Ensign | |
| 1911-4-1 | Tokiwa | |
| 1911-8-4 | Gunnery
School Basic Course |
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| 1911-12-20 | Torpedo
School Basic Course |
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| 1912-4-24 | Aki | |
| 1912-12-1 | Lieutenant junior
grade |
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| 1913-12-1 | Asama | |
| 1915-12-13 | Lieutenant | Naval College B Course |
| 1916-6-1 | Gunnery School Advanced Course |
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| 1916-12-1 | Aki | |
| 1916-12-25 | Navy General Staff |
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| 1917-2-21 | Asama | |
| 1918-7-15 | Kashima | |
| 1918-12-1 | Hamakaze | |
| 1919-12-1 | Naval College A Course |
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| 1921-12-1 | Lieutenant
commander |
Hiei |
| 1922-12-1 | Instructor, Gunnery School | |
| 1924-12-1 | Yamashiro | |
| 1925-12-1 | Staff, 2 Fleet |
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| 1926-12-1 | Commander | Nagato |
| 1927-12-1 | Instructor, Gunnery School | |
| 1928-12-10 | Staff, B-Edu, Navy Department |
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| 1930-12-1 | Captain | Navy General Staff |
| 1931-2-10 | Trip to Europe, USA | |
| 1931-11-14 | Commander, Kitakami | |
| 1932-12-1 | Staff, 1 Fleet |
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| 1933-11-15 | Chief, S2, B-Edu, Navy Department |
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| 1935-11-15 | Commander, Fuso | |
| 1936-12-1 | Rear admiral |
Schoolmaster, Gunnery School |
| 1937-12-1 | Commander, 1 Air Group |
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| 1938-4-25 | Chief of staff, 3 Fleet |
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| 1939-11-15 | Director, B-Edu, Navy Department |
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| 1940-11-15 | Vice admiral |
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| 1941-4-4 | Director, Naval Academy | |
| 1942-10-1 | Commander, 11 Air Fleet |
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| 1942-12-24 | Commander, Southeastern Area Fleet / Commander, 11 Air Fleet | |
| 1947-2-7 | Retires |
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| 1972-8-24 | Dies |
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