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Osugi commanded Seito Base Force when war broke
out in the Pacific. He later commanded Destroyer Squadron 10 at Empress Augusta Bay, where he fought aggressively but ineffectually, and was wounded when his flagship, Agano, was torpedoed by Scamp on 12 November 1943.
| 1892-3-11 | born | |
| 1913-12-19 |
Midshipman |
Graduates from Naval Academy, standing 40th in a class of 118. Assigned to CL Adzuma |
| 1914-12-1 | Ensign | CL Yakumo |
| 1915-12-13 | BB Haruna |
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| 1916-12-1 | Lieutenant junior
grade |
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| 1919-12-1 | Lieutenant | |
| DD Shimakaze |
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| 1922-12-28 | Destroyer Division 1 |
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| 1923-11-1 | Instructor, Naval Academy |
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| 1925-12-1 | Lieutenant
commander |
Naval College A-Course |
| 1927-12-1 | CL Yakumo |
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| 1928-2-1 | 1 Naval District |
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| 1931-10-31 | Staff, Battleship Division 3 |
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| 1931-12-1 | Commander | |
| 1932-11-1 | Staff, 2 Naval District |
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| 1935-7-1 | Staff, 5 Fleet |
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| 1936-12-1 | Captain | |
| 1937-4-1 | Commander, AO Ondo |
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| 1937-12-1 | Commander, Tokyo Communications Unit |
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| 1938-1-1 | Chief, S-Administration, Bureau of
Supply, Yokosuka |
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| 1938-10-22 | Chief of staff, 4 Naval District |
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| 1939-11-15 | Commander, CA Maya |
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| 1941-4-15 | Commander, BB Kongo | |
| 1941-8-20 | Commander, Seito Base Force | |
| 1942-4-10 | Chief Instructor, Naval Academy | |
| 1942-5-1 | Rear admiral |
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| 1943-6-21 | Commander, Destroyer Squadron 10 | |
| 1943-12-3 | Staff, Combined Fleet |
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| 1944-1-10 | Staff, 2 Southern Expeditionary Fleet |
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| 1944-1-26 | Commander, 23 Base Force |
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| 1945-5-1 | Vice admiral |
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| 1946-12-10 | Retires |
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| 1948-8-28 | Executed for war crimes |
References
CombinedFleet.com (accessed 2008-11-12)
Materials of IJN (accessed 2008-11-12)
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