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John Shafroth led the first bombardment of mainland Japan during the Pacific War, on 14 July 1945
| 1940-11-1 |
Captain |
Director, Naval Reserve Division, Bureau of Navigation |
| 1941-12-8 |
Rear admiral | Commander, Cruiser Division 3 |
| 1942-1-6 |
Commander, Southeast Pacific Area |
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| 1943-6 |
Deputy commander, South Pacific Area |
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| 1944-1 |
Inspector-general, Pacific Fleet |
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| 1944-12 |
Commander, Battleship Division 8 |
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| 1945-6-16 |
Commander, Battleship Squadron 2 |
References
"The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II." Via ibiblio.org (accessed 2011-2-17)The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia © 2011 by Kent G. Budge. Index
