The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia

Sato Shiro (1893-1946)

Sato commanded Yura at the battle of Midway and 27 Base Force in the final year of the war.

Indicted as a war criminal for the execution of a downed American pilot, Sato committed suicide to avoid trial.

1893-5-13		born
1915-12-16	Midshipman	Graduates from Naval Academy, standing 49th in a clas of 95. Assigned to CL Iwate
1916-8-22		CL Otowa
1916-9-5		CL Kasuga
1916-12-1	Ensign
1918-7-5		CL Niitaka
1918-12-1	Lieutenant junior grade
1919-5-23		DD Asakaze
1919-12-1		Torpedo School Basic Course
1920-5-31		Gunnery School Basic Course
1920-12-1		Submarine School Basic Course
1921-5-25		SS-20
1921-12-1	Lieutenant
1922-12-1		Torpedo School Advanced Course
1923-12-1		SS-68
1924-5-10		CL Idzumo
1925-4-15		SS I-52
1926-2-5		SS I-1
1926-12-1		Commander, SS Ro-55
1927-12-1	Lieutenant commander
1928-12-10		Commander, SS I-21
1930-11-15		Commander, SS I-1
1931-12-1		Commander, SS I-5
1933-11-15	Commander
1934-8-25		Commander, SS I-5
1934-11-15		Commander, Submarine Division 6
1935-12-20		Commander, Submarined Division 14
1936-12-1		Commander, Submarine Division 9
1937-12-1		Commander, Submarine Division 12
1938-11-15	Captain	Commander, Submarine Division 7
1939-10-15		Commander, AO Shiriya
1940-4-5		Commander, AV Notoro
1940-10-19		Commander, AS Jingei
1942-4-20		Commander, CL Yura
1943-1-3		Staff, 1 China Fleet
1943-1-18		Commander, Kyuko Guard Force
1943-9-1		Commander, 2 Sasebo Sailor Corps
1943-10-20		Commander, 1 Sasebo Sailor Corps
1944-3-20		Staff, 9 Fleet
1944-3-25		Commander, 27 Base Force
1944-5-1	Rear admiral
1946-1-25		Retires; remobilized; assigned to Yokosuka Area Demobilization Office
1946-3-31		Retires
1946-8-16		Dies

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